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.
Calcified nephrite, stained with cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseGlass and quartz
13th centuryJapaneseStone
ChineseTranslucent, bluish celadon-green nephrite with whitish streaks at the perimeter
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLight gray nephrite, darkening to russet and brown
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze with gold and silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight greenish gray nephrite with brown areas
5th-4th century BCEChineseCeladon-green nephrite
3rd-1st century BCEChineseWhitish green nephrite with markings and a short, dark vein; traces of cinnabar
16th-14th century BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with gray markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent light green nephrite, partly decomposed, turning warm, opaque white
ChineseMottled olive-green and deep russet nephrite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese