• Nine-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
  • Nine-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks
  • Nine-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

Nine-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Maker(s)
Artist: Liangzhu culture 良渚 (ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Object Date
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 22.3 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm (8 3/4 × 3 × 3 in) Diam (hole - top): 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in)
Origin
China, Lake Tai region
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.468

人面紋九節琮
新石器時代晚期良渚文化 (公元前3300--2250年)
中國太湖地區
軟玉
高28.5、寬7.6、厚7.6 釐米;孔徑5.6 釐米

阿瑟·米切爾·賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.468

On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Description
Ts’ung [cong] 琮. Marbled dark gray-green with rust streaks. A squarish cylinder is pierced lengthwise by a large tubular hole drilled from both sides. A low ledge on the inner walls of the hole marks the junction of the two drills. The four corners of the cylinder are accented by a series of notched projections running the length of the cylinder, leaving only a narrow collar at top and bottom. The notches are marked by fine and closely packed horizontal lines. Small incised circles on either side of the corners suggest eyes.
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Curatorial Remarks
Unpublished Research
Published References
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