date uncertain
L. 27.5 x W. 5.7 cm (10 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Greenish yellow nephrite
ChineseTranslucent olive-green nephrite handle (Shang period); bronze blade inlaid with turquoise and gold foil (Warring States or Han period)
16th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite
ChineseLight olive-green translucent nephrite with calcified bone-colored spots
1st-3rd century CEChineseGreenish buff, much calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseVariegated green, brown, and buff nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseStrongly calcified, ivory-colored nephrite
16th-11th century BCEChineseLargely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBone-colored nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with light brown markings and a dark brown area at the edge
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseYellowish-buff nephrite with sparse whitish and terracotta-colored markings
12th-10th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese