possibly 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE
7.3 x 2.3 x 3.3 cm (2 7/8 x 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.) unspecified: 8 g
Light grayish brown and cream-colored nephrite, slightly calcified and barely translucent
ChineseGold with translucent, light gray nephrite and glass inlays
4th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseBuff and opaque nephrite with brown markings and a small area of green
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSemi-transluscent pale olive-green nephrite with brown patches
ChineseLight gray and grayish brown stone
ChineseGilt bronze with crystal inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseYellowish-green translucent nephrite, largely calcified
11th-8th century BCEChineseOpaque, creamy buff nephrite, the surface of which is polished perfectly smooth and shiny
12th-10th century BCEChineseBlackish nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseFine-grained, cream-colored opaque stone, polished smooth as ivory; traces of cinnabar on one side
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