PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 30 days agoOrnate dagger and sheath, Iran, 1713 ADmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up146
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minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-230 days agoLikely white nephrite. Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade, in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colors.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoThanks! I’m afraid I’m still stuck in that amateurish mentality where one imagines various gems & minerals strictly looking like certain colors. I might have bamboozled myself by posting this one recently: https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2059936/the-green-stone-of-hattusa
Likely white nephrite.
Thanks! I’m afraid I’m still stuck in that amateurish mentality where one imagines various gems & minerals strictly looking like certain colors.
I might have bamboozled myself by posting this one recently:
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2059936/the-green-stone-of-hattusa