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Three-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; low massive form with narrow projecting collar at both ends; irregularly bored leaving rough gouge; mottled dull yellow, tans, bluish gray, and brown; one end yellowish cream, other end mottled dark bluish gray, cream and bright reddish brown; profuse cream white coating of decomposition; decoration: channeled and incised, grooves, corner ridges and faint circles. (Numerous chips.)
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineThree-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks. ca. 3300-2250 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
