25 CE - 220 CE
10.6 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (4 3/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.) unspecified: 130 g
Mottled gray-green stone with brown markings and black streaks, with scattered earthy concretions
12th-11th century BCEChineseMottled, olive-greenish nephrite with whitish markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseHighly polished, pale greenish and dark brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePolished, translucent, pale greenish gray nephrite with buff, calcified spots
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCalcified, whitish nephrite; only a few spots of the original dark green color remain
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseHighly translucent pale green and opaque cream-colored nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseTranslucent pale green and calcified buff nephrite finial with glossy surface; bronze handle partially overlaid with gold foil
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseOriginally olive-brown nephrite, now strongly calcified and partly decomposed
ChineseLight buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish gray spots and black markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseDeep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round
12th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque mottled green and black hardstone
20th centuryChinese