National Museum of Asian Art
Six-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks, probably recut
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Tall, squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; projecting collar at top and base; mottled rich browns, black, and yellowish tan; decoration: channeled and incised, vertical grooves on sides, horizontal notches, ridges, and circles at corners. (Slight surface defects.)
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