16th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE
4.8 x 3.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.) unspecified: 71 g
Light gray nephrite in a state of advanced calcification; cinnabar pigment
16th-11th century BCEChineseMottled brown stone with sparse, light gray markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseCalcite
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseOpaque, bluish gray-green nephrite that has turned a dull buff and light brown color over a large part of the surface
16th-11th century BCEChineseFaintly greenish, almost colorless glass, the surface of which is coated with an unevenly creamy white and slightly irridescent substance, probably due to weathering and decomposition
3rd-1st century BCEChineseMilky bluish green and whitish nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green and whitish nephrite buckle attached to a wooden scabbard fragment
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseLight gray stone of fibrous structure
10th century BCEChineseTranslucent, pale green, fine-grained nephrite with darker markings; surface polished smooth
2nd millennium BCEChineseHighly translucent, light gray nephrite with bluish black specks and whitish clouds
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, brownish-yellow nephrite with cream-colored spots
8th-7th century BCEChinese