Tall Jade 'Cong'
Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Tall Jade 'Cong'

c. 3300 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Mottled bluish gray-green nephrite with darker markings
Culture
Chinese
Period
Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE
Century
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

30.2 x 6.5 x 7.5 cm (11 7/8 x 2 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.) unspecified: 3521 g

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