Cong Cylinder with Mask Design

Cong Cylinder with Mask Design
Cong Cylinder with Mask Design
Place of originChina
(Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture)

Cong Cylinder with Mask Design

Date3000-2000 BCE
Mediumopaque, brownish-grey jade
Dimensionsobject: 8 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (21.9 x 7 x 7 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Alex Liao
Object number2011.49.1
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Chinese
On View
Not on view
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China
Neolithic period- Shang dynasty, circa 2000 BCE
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ca. 3000-2000 BCE
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19th century
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ca. 2500 BCE
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