10th-9th century BCE
W. 1.9 x L. 11 x Thickness 0.3 cm (3/4 x 4 5/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 11 g
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Translucent gray-green, partly discolored nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, light celadon-green nephrite with blackish brown streaks
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGray-green nephrite with lighter markings; some reddish earth and cinnabar remain on the left side
12th-10th century BCEChineseMottled green, gray, and black nephrite with whitish veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseGreen, highly translucent nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseLight gray and grayish brown stone
ChineseStrongly translucent, pale green and smoke-colored nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent, bluish celadon-green nephrite with whitish streaks at the perimeter
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseMilky, pale green and light brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseMottled, olive-greenish nephrite with whitish markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseBronze with glass bead attachments and wood backing
13th centuryJapanese