c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
H. 2.6 x Diam. 4.3 x Thickness 0.5 cm (1 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in.) 31 g
Light gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseDeep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round
12th-11th century BCEChinesePale greenish white translucent nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseBlack, fine-grained nephrite with sharply delineated grayish brown area
2nd millennium BCEChineseCream, tan, and light gray nephrite with blackish spots
8th-5th century BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseCalcified, cream-colored nephrite, originally translucent pale green
5th-3rd century BCEChineseFaintly translucent, yellowish alabaster of fine, densely layered structure
16th-11th century BCEChineseLarge and heavy disk of an inferior stone of brownish and greenish color, with a smooth but dull surface.
3rd millennium BCEChineseHighly translucent, evenly light green nephrite with dark brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOpaque, light greyish brown stone with black veins, resembling old wood
16th-14th century BCEChineseGray-green nephrite with black specks
6th-5th century BCEChinese