6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE
Copper alloy
3rd-4th century CERomanCast bronze with greenish patina
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStone
ChineseSlightly calcified, bone-colored nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseLight green nephrite with light brown spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent light gray nephrite with minute black speckles
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, light greenish gray nephrite with brown and rust-colored markings
4th-3rd century BCEChineseWarm grayish white and light brown, ,strongly translucent nephrite
8th-7th century BCEChineseTranslucent, milky, pale greenish nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGreenish, partly discolored nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
11th centuryByzantineTranslucent, pale green nephrite with two smoke-brown areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese