Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
18.1 x 4.9 x 0.2 cm (7 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/16 in.) unspecified: 32 g
Bone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled black and light gray nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite with light brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMottled green nephrite with long whitish streaks and a brownish area; Middle Yellow River basin, Shenmu Shimao contexts
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseLight olive-green translucent nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale green nephrite with russet markings and a dark brown spot
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale greenish nephrite with buff and gray markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCreamy buff stone with brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, evenly gray-green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent, pale green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseLargely calcified, ivory-colored jade with a few dimly translucent, olive-green spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese