early 20th century
H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Light yellowish brown, partly calcified, faintly translucent nephrite
10th-9th century BCEChineseFine-grained, cream-colored opaque stone, polished smooth as ivory; traces of cinnabar on one side
ChineseLight gray and pale green, slightly calcified nephrite, polished smooth and glossy
3rd millennium BCEChineseBuff, partly calcified nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseEvenly dark green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseBone
14th-13th century BCEEgyptianClear, light green nephrite
14th-11th century BCEChineseLight gray nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
12th-11th century BCEChinesePale, translucent green nephrite with creamy brown markings
3rd century BCEChineseGreenish white nephrite with sparse, light brown and gray markings
3rd century BCEChineseGilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLight olive-green and cream-colored translucent nephrite, showing signs of incipient calicification; traces of cinnabar on the right side
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