5th-4th century BCE
H. 6.1 x D. 1.6 cm (2 3/8 x 5/8 in.) Weight 18 g
Cream-colored and russet stone with dark brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, dark green nephrite
4th-1st century BCEChineseLight milky brown stone with a few darker veins
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale greenish nephrite with buff and gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlack nephrite with dark brown areas
11th-8th century BCEChineseHighly translucent, whitish jade with buff markings, slightly calcified
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseTranslucent olive-green, partly discolored nephrite with traces of red pigment
11th-8th century BCEChineseNephrite
ChineseHighly translucent, light gray nephrite with bluish black specks and whitish clouds
11th-8th century BCEChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCEGreekLight gray nephrite in a state of advanced calcification; cinnabar pigment
16th-11th century BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChinese