late 19th - early 20th century
H. 7.4 x W. 1.5 x D. 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 7 g
Mottled cream and grayish opaque nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseTranslucent light gray stone with brown markings
ChineseDeep black stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseTranslucent light gray nephrite with brownish markings
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePale green and ivory-colored, slightly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight brownish, strongly translucent nephrite
4th century BCEChineseMottled green and gray nephrite blade with dark brown markings and with deposits of earth and bronze oxide on both faces; bronze socket inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseStrongly translucent, pale green and smoke-colored nephrite
3rd century BCEChinese