Period:Unknown Production date:2200BC-1800BC
Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 7.80 centimetres Height: 6.40 centimetres
Description:
Cong of greenish-yellowish jade, with russet veining and inclusions, and some earth encrustation. This thinly executed cylinder has four squared-off sections at the corners, each section consisting of two layers of masks carved in low relief. The upper mask has two raised bands above lozenge-shaped eyes, with a smaller band representing a mouth above, another raised band and finally the lower mask, which is similarly decorated except for its simply round eyes.
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![图片[1]-cong BM-2006-0502.5-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Jades/mid_00167710_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-cong BM-2006-0502.5-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Jades/mid_01077999_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-cong BM-2006-0502.5-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Jades/mid_01078003_001.jpg)
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Materials:jade
Technique:carved, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 7.80 centimetres Height: 6.40 centimetres
Description:
Cong of greenish-yellowish jade, with russet veining and inclusions, and some earth encrustation. This thinly executed cylinder has four squared-off sections at the corners, each section consisting of two layers of masks carved in low relief. The upper mask has two raised bands above lozenge-shaped eyes, with a smaller band representing a mouth above, another raised band and finally the lower mask, which is similarly decorated except for its simply round eyes.
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