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
Translucent light green nephrite with opaque buff clouds; southeast Neolithic piece modified in the northwest
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseMottled light gray and brown stone
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale celadon-green nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseOlive-green and brownish nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseVariegated creamy buff and light brown nephrite with two broad bluish green bands
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray and pale green, slightly calcified nephrite, polished smooth and glossy
3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green nephrite with russet markings and a dark brown spot
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseYellow and amber-colored stone with dark brown veins
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCreamy white nephrite with dark green markings, polished to a brilliant gloss
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseDark gray-green stone with black areas and light markings
3rd millennium BCEChineseYellowish green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite with slightly calcified, cream-colored clouds
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese