Ritual Object in the Form of a Prismatic Cylinder (cong)

Culture: Chinese
Culture: Liangzhu culture, 3400–2250 BCE
Period: Chinese Neolithic period, 8000–2000 BCE
Date: 3000–2000 BCE
Material: Jade (nephrite)
made in: China, Asia
Classification: Containers, jades
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 233
Dimensions: 10 x 2 3/8 in. (25.4 x 6 cm)
Credit Line: Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 33:2014

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