File:Jade Cong from China, Neolithic Period.jpg
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English: "Among Neolithic jades, the cong displays the most complex form: a cylindrical tube encased in a square prism that gently tapers from top to bottom. Simple masks with circular eyes and bar-shaped mouths decorate the corners. Enigmatic in function and meaning, the cong probably signified wealth and social status. In a tomb found at Sidun, Jiangsu Province, numerous cong lay in a circle around the dead, suggesting that they also served a religious or ritual purpose." (Metropolitan Museum of Art object description) |
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| current | 14:23, 9 August 2020 | | 3,001 × 4,000 (1.14 MB) | Joey Cross | Uploaded a work by Metropolitan Museum of Art from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/72376 with UploadWizard |
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