possibly 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 1.6 x W. 3.1 x D. 0.5 cm (5/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.) Weight 3 g
Gilt bronze
20th centuryJapaneseTranslucent, mottled green nephrite
8th-5th century BCEChineseGray-green and creamy light brown, largely opaque nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored nephrite with a few spots of original greenish hue
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreenish white nephrite with sparse, light brown and gray markings
3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored nephrite that has largely lost its translucency
1st-3rd century CEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent pale green nephrite
ChineseLight olive-green translucent nephrite with calcified bone-colored spots
1st-3rd century CEChineseLight gray stone of fibrous structure
10th century BCEChineseHighly translucent, deep green nephrite with dark speckles
9th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite blade with brown and dark gray markings; bronze socket
Chinese