National Museum of Asian Art
Six-tier tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) with masks
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Tall, squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮; projecting collar at top, wider at base; mottled black,browns, red, and tan; decoration: channeled and incised, vertical grooves on sides, horizontal grooves, bands, and circles at corners, traces of meander pattern. (Extensive breaks at both ends; surface cracks and damage.)
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