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; 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.)
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