Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
19.5 x 6 x 0.4 cm (7 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 100 g
Mottled black and light gray nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseBluish-green and gray stone with buff markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green and ivory-colored, slightly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCreamy buff stone with brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled bluish gray-green stone with darker markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseVariegated light brown nephrite
4th-2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale greenish nephrite with buff and gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, evenly gray-green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, deep celadon-green and opaque, bone-colored nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite with slightly calcified, cream-colored clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, evenly pale green stone of a celadon hue with whitish specks
3rd millennium BCEChinese