11th century
10.7 x 6.7 x 1 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Stone
20th centuryChineseOpaque, bone-colored stone, partially decomposed
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIron
19th centuryTibetanGlossy, translucent, light greenish and buff, slightly calcified nephrite
4th-3rd century BCEChineseMottled greenish and light brown nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseTranslucent, pale green nephrite with two smoke-brown segments at the periphery
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGreen malachite with patches of black matrix
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseWhitish, calcified nephrite
9th-8th century BCEChineseLight brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze with turquoise inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseMetal
ChineseHighly translucent, beatiful sea-green nephrite with sparse, dark brown markings
Chinese