c. 700
11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Light brown and gray nephrite with traces of cinnabar
12th-11th century BCEChineseClear, bluish green, highly translucent nephrite
11th-10th century BCEChineseFinely polished, translucent green nephrite with slightly calcified, ocher-colored markings
16th-11th century BCEChineseOpaque, light buff nephrite with bluish black markings
11th-8th century BCEChineseGreenish gray nephrite with whitish streaks; with gold leaf
16th-11th century BCEChineseWhitish nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseSlightly translucent, mottled dark green actinolite
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCream-colored nephrite with gray markings
12th-11th century BCEChineseTranslucent, light gray-green and brown nephrite with an opaque bone-colored area
20th centuryChineseWhitish stone with stained surface
20th centuryGreenish gray nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese