Clouded, translucent grayish green nephrite with variegated light brown markings on one side and large areas of dark brown and grass-green on the other; with imperially inscribed poem around the rim dating to 1766

4th century BCEChinese

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Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment with Notched Ends

Unknown Artist, 10th-9th century BCE

Evenly light green translucent nephrite

10th-9th century BCEChinese

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Small Jade Dagger-Axe

Unknown Artist, 16th-11th century BCE

Heavily calcified, ivory-colored nephrite with sparse cinnabar stains

16th-11th century BCEChinese

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Jade Pendant in the Shape of Three Acrobats

Unknown Artist, 350-300 BCE

Pale gray-green nephrite

4th century BCEChinese

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Jade Archer's Ring

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Dark olive-green neprhite with cream-colored streaks

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

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Jade Symplegma of Animals in Openwork

Unknown Artist, 4th century BCE

Light brown, faintly translucent nephrite

4th century BCEChinese

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Jade 'Huang' Segment with Plastic Curls and Widening Ends

Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE

Translucent bluish green nephrite with brown markings

5th-3rd century BCEChinese

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Jade Recumbant Buffalo in the Round

Unknown Artist, 12th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Translucent light green nephrite with creamy white speckles caused by calcification.

12th-10th century BCEChinese

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Jade Fish, Recarved from a Handle

Unknown Artist, possibly 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE

Greenish brown and buff, slightly calcified nephrite, showing traces of cinnabar

11th-8th century BCEChinese

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Socketed Ceremonial Axe with Inlaid Haft

Unknown Artist, 14th-11th century BCE

Cast bronze with turquoise inlay

14th-11th century BCEChinese

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Ornamental Jade Belt Plaque (one from a set of twelve)

Unknown Artist, 6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE

Light gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone

6th-5th century BCEChinese