Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
34.2 x 5 x 0.7 cm (13 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in.) weight: 198 g
Mottled green, gray, and black nephrite with whitish veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseYellow and amber-colored stone with dark brown veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseYellowish green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled green nephrite with long whitish streaks and a brownish area; Middle Yellow River basin, Shenmu Shimao contexts
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite with slightly calcified, cream-colored clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green and ivory-colored, slightly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled olive-green and deep russet nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBluish-green and gray stone with buff markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled green, bluish green, and buff nephrite
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseVariegated creamy buff and light brown nephrite with two broad bluish green bands
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseGray-green nephrite with light and dark brown cloud-like markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese