1. ( Julia K. Murray, 1982). For a discussion of the tall ts'ung [cong] 琮 with segmented-band decor, a type found in the late Neolithic jade inventory in eastern China, see Folder Sheet F1916.410.
The band-and-circle decor is horizontally divided into four registers, and each of the four walls is bisected vertically by a broad, shallow trough. The hole is slightly off-center.
Changed to Neolithic, ca. 2000 BCE, from Western Chou [Zhou] 周, ca. 1027--771 BCE.
2. (Stephen Allee per Keith Wilson, March 3, 2008) On this date entered: Period One (Late Neolithic period), Date (3300--2250 BCE), Artist (Liangzhu 良渚 culture), Title, Object name, Geographical region (Lake Tai 太湖 region); plus Dimensions per Christine Lee, from Jade Project Database.
3. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 17, 2008) Ceremonial Objects added as secondary classification.
4. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, April 20, 2010) Title changed from "Tall tube (cong 琮)" to "Tube (cong 琮)."
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