possibly 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE
4.2 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 3 g
Strongly calcified, originally gray-green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish gray spots and black markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseStone
ChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseBlackish green, fine-grained nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, brownish-yellow nephrite with cream-colored spots
8th-7th century BCEChineseDark muddy gray-brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseStone
20th centuryChineseOpaque, light buff nephrite with bluish black markings
11th-8th century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, pale green and smoke-colored nephrite
3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze with turquoise inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, white, yellowish, and brown jade with a lustrous polish
3rd-2nd century BCEChinese