8th-5th century BCE
3.5 x 0.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1/4 in.) 29.9 g
Bronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianBlack nephrite with faint markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseHighly polished, pale greenish and dark brown translucent nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze with inlays of gold, silver, and turquoise
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBone-colored, partly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
2nd millennium BCEChineseNephrite
ChineseTranslucent, dark olive-green nephrite with buff speckles
11th-8th century BCEChineseMottled light gray and whitish opaque nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-11th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChineseLight buff nephrite with sparse grayish green veins; traces of cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
ChineseMottled gray-green and dark brown stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChinese