National Museum of Asian Art
Tube (<em>cong</em> 琮)
ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE
Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; ends flat; proportions irregular; uneven boring leaving deep ledge in interior; black and blackish brown with iridescent, golden brown flecks; silvery incrustation; surface worn and roughened with irregularities; decoration: channeled grooves and notches.
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