c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
44.6 x 8 x 0.2 cm (17 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/16 in.) unspecified: 105 g
Dark chocolate-brown nephrite with 20th-century inscription
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark green, fairly translucent stone with light gray and gold-brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChineseBone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled bluish gray-green stone with darker markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLargely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseA creamy gray-colored, fine-grained, opaque stone, polished to a soft sheen
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled dark green translucent nephrite with light gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDeep black stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with light brown markings and a dark brown area at the edge
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled light gray and brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale sea-green nephrite turned mottled brown and buff on the exterior
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese