Featured Looks Like Jade; Finely Machined & Polished Mineral Bowl

4" rim diameter, 1 1/2" foot diameter, 1 7/8" high; ~0.058" wall thickness. It weighs ~45 grams.
I don't believe it's antique, or even vintage, having seen a few others very similar, fairly recently. It is unmarked, an' becomes a mottled, less translucent gray under UV light.
What's your take on the stone? Are these from China, or another Asian country? Thanks for lookin'!

 

it does have a nephrite look to it......

but I'll be darned if it doesn't also look like glass.......

photo's can confound sometimes ...

 

Probably seems like glass due to the highly polished surfaces...everywhere on it!

 

Do you know anyone with a gem tester?

 

That's what I was thinking. It's so shiny I'd want to take a gem tester to it. Even a cheap diamond tester will register "glass" or rule it out.

 

They look very similar to the spinach jade bowls I had a while ago. Sold them a few months back.
I did post them on here.
Mikey

 

No...'tho I've considered getting one myself.

If this is glass, it is the most unusual glass in my lifetime experience!
I don't believe it is...but without some manner of test, cannot say conclusively that it ain't. The UV change seems to preclude glass, 'tho...

 

still, that's a heck of a lot of jade to cut away......to make that design so thin....

do u have a shot, from the side...of the whole piece?

 

have you tried searching spinach jade

4" spinach jade bowl - page 1 | WorthPoint

 

No, but for you I'll arrange it, komo...gimme a few hours.

 

Not yet...'tho I looked at the WorthPoint link an' found something like 600 of 'em! Many match mine closely, so that's what I'll be calling it from now on. It's a keeper for me, so it won't be sold. Thanks for the tip!

 

well, I'll be....

it does indeed look like those..........

I think the ... 1 1/2" foot diameter,...was also throwing me off.......

 

As requested, good sir!

 

that's the pic I needed to confirm.....imo....Tallcakes find...

 

Yeah great job tallcakes