Arkivism
Six-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recut
CC0 · no rights reserved

Six-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recut

ca. 3300-2250 BCE · Jade (nephrite)

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Tall, squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮; base flat, top has bare suggestion of a collar; mottled dark browns and traces of green; light brown earth incrustations; decoration: channeled horizontal notches on corners, vertical central grooves on sides; strata cracks. (Slightly chipped.)

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
Subjects
Ceremonial objects
Credit lineSix-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recut. ca. 3300-2250 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Five-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masksFive-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks Five-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masksFive-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks Five-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masksFive-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) Eight-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masksEight-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks Six-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recutSix-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recut