16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
0.2 x 4.4 cm (1/16 x 1 3/4 in.) unspecified: 7 g
Bronze with gold and silver inlay and with inset pieces of jade, glass, and semi-precious stone
ChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish gray and black stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseOpaque, bone-colored nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent olive-green nephrite handle (Shang period); bronze blade inlaid with turquoise and gold foil (Warring States or Han period)
16th-11th century BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseStrongly calcified, warm ivory nephrite
6th-5th century BCEChineseBluish green and buff, partly discolored nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTortoise-shell colored nephrite with areas of incipient calcification
4th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
6th-5th century BCEChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseOpaque, mottled buff stone with a few bluish green patches
5th-3rd century BCEChinese