16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
0.2 x 4.4 cm (1/16 x 1 3/4 in.) unspecified: 7 g
Translucent, light yellowish green nephrite with tan markings
ChineseStrongly calcified, originally gray-green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOpaque brownish gray nephrite enclosing a large area of translucent bluish green nephrite with whitish clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled brownish stone with glossy, polished surfaces
1st-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent, light grayish nephrite
9th-8th century BCEChineseSeven sections of variegated pale green, bluish, and dark russet nephrite, held together by an iron core.
4th century BCEChineseBuff and opaque nephrite with brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCEGreekYellowish green nephrite with light brown calcified spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseUniformly dark olive-green, faintly translucent stone
2nd millennium BCEChineseFine-grained, smoothly polished, dark grayish green, faintly translucent nephrite with irregular, lighter veins
16th-11th century BCEChinese