late 19th cent. - early 20th cent.
24.4 x 5 x 0.3 cm (9 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 105 g
Gilt bronze
7th-9th centuryChinesePolished, translucent, pale greenish gray nephrite with buff, calcified spots
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseNephrite
ChineseOriginally dark green, but now largely discolored and opaque nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCEGreekOlive-brownish, largely calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseGilt bronze with nephrite and turquoise inlay
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseDark green, fairly translucent stone with light gray and gold-brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight greenish gray nephrite with brown areas
5th-4th century BCEChineseLight green nephrite with tan spots, turning dark brown at the lower end
3rd millennium BCEChineseFaintly translucent, mottled light brown and gray nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChinese