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Jade Dagger-Axe with Crenelated Tang
Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
Light buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish grey spots and black markings
16th-11th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Mace Head (?)
Unknown Artist, c. 7000 BCE
Serpentine
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Jade Big Bird and Little Bird
Unknown Artist, 16th-10th century BCE
Translucent pale green nephrite
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Triangular Jade Plaque Shaped as a Bird (from a set of five plaques)
Unknown Artist, possibly 1100 - 771 BCE
Buff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Narrow Jade Disk with Relief Pattern of Hexagons
Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 220 CE (?)
Translucent, pale green nephrite with two smoke-brown areas
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Fish Silhouette
Unknown Artist, 11th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE
Opaque, creamy brown nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Ornamental Jade Archer's Ring
Unknown Artist, 3rd-2nd century BCE
Strongly translucent, white, yellowish, and brown jade with a lustrous polish
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Heavy Jade Disk with Pattern of Spirals in Relief
Unknown Artist, late 19th cent. - early 20th cent.
Russet brown and greenish gray nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Ornamental Jade Belt Plaque (one from a set of twelve)
Unknown Artist, 6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE
Light gray, greenish, and bone-colored, faintly translucent stone
6th-5th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Axe-Shaped Jade Tablet
Unknown Artist, c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dark green, fairly translucent stone with light gray and gold-brown markings
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Notched Jade Disk (Xuanqi)
Unknown Artist, probably Longshan culture, c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Translucent, evenly pale green stone of a celadon hue with whitish specks
3rd millennium BCEChineseRitual Implements
Long Flaring Jade Tube
Unknown Artist, c. 1700 BCE - c. 1000 BCE
Translucent celadon-green nephrite with small, whitish clouds
2nd millennium BCEChinese