An archaic jade cong

Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, 3,400 – 2,250 BC
Height: 2 3/8 in (6.1 cm)
Width: 2 ½ in (6.5 cm)

A smaller jade cong drilled from both sides, of dark grayish-green stone with lighter color inclusions with faces carved at each corner.

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 112

Ref. 860289

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