Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Genre
- Ceremonial object
Styles
Tags
nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtLate Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
About
Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; narrow collar at top and base; semi-translucent, mottled ice green, gray, and brownish black, opaque golden tan areas. (Small chips.)