c. 1100 - 771 BCE
H. 3.4 x W. 4.6 x D. 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 6 g
Pale greenish white translucent nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseStrongly calcified nephrite, originally pale gray-green in color
16th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, variegated light and dark green nephrite with light brown areas at opposite arcs
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseMottled green, bluish green, and buff nephrite
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCalcified nephrite, stained with cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent, milky, pale greenish nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray and grayish brown stone
ChineseCreamy brown nephrite; traces of cinnabar
9th-8th century BCEChineseLight olive-green translucent nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChinese