206 BCE - 9 CE (?)
H. 3.9 x W. 1.1 x D. 0.8 cm (1 9/16 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.) Weight 5 g
Bluish grey-green nephrite with whitish markings and a few calcified spots, showing faint reddish brown stains
14th-11th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseMottled greenish and light brown nephrite, with red stains on one side
14th-11th century BCEChineseStone
ChineseMottled olive-green and light green nephrite, with traces of cinnabar and soil adhering to the surface
12th-11th century BCEChineseDark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseHighly translucent, light gray nephrite with bluish black specks and whitish clouds
11th-8th century BCEChineseProbably nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseFinely polished, partly calcified light brown nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight green and brown, partly discolored nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseCreamy brown nephrite; traces of cinnabar
9th-8th century BCEChineseBlue-green stone with surface treated to suggest weathering
17th-20th centuryChinese