770 BCE - 221 BCE (?)
0.2 x 10.2 cm (1/16 x 4 in.) unspecified: 36 g
Gilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCalcified, whitish nephrite; only a few spots of the original dark green color remain
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseVariegated brown and yellow nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green and bone-colored, partly calcified and highly polished nephrite
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseCreamy yellow, slightly translucent nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-14th century BCEChineseCalcified whitish nephrite with black spots
ChineseStone
ChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseCalcified, opaque white nephrite with small patches of cinnabar adhering
16th-11th century BCEChineseMottled greenish gray nephrite with light markings and signs of incipient calcification
ChineseModerately translucent, variegated bluish green and greenish gray nephrite
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseStone
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