late Western Zhou, 9th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE
6.2 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm (2 7/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Translucent, light grayish nephrite
9th-8th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseCreamy yellow, slightly translucent nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-14th century BCEChineseNephrite
ChineseMottled light gray and brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark gray-green stone with black areas and light markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseWhitish, almost transparent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseProbably nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseBluish gray marble, calcified in part, with cinnabar stains
12th-11th century BCEChineseGreenish nephrite, decomposed and turning opaque and whitish
11th-8th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseStone
20th centuryChinese