Period:Shang dynasty Production date:15thC BC-10thC BC
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, drilled,
Dimensions:Height: 17.50 centimetres Width: 7 centimetres
Description:
Cong of translucent green jade with black and white veins and areas of calcification polished to a soft gloss.
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![图片[1]-cong BM-2022-3034.61-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/325_.jpg)
Comments:This cong and no. 87 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.148] belong to the new category described in the introduction to section 7. They are relatively tall in relation to their width, with completely smooth, flat sides in place of subdivided sections. The collars top and bottom are of a different proportion, being quite tall in relation to the overall width of the jade. They are slightly angular with distinct vertical lanes rather than evenly curved. The central hole was drilled from both ends. A considerable number of similar cong are known, excavated examples having come from Shangquancun in Shaanxi province. Such cong are often thought to be products of the Longshan period culture in Shaanxi province, represented most fully by large numbers of fragile black sceptres surviving from a hoard at Shaanxi Shenmu Shimao. Both sceptres and the relatively plain cong can be compared with jades from Guanghan Sanxingdui in Sichuan province. Most such cong and discs are made of strongly coloured stones with a relatively glassy polish. See Rawson 1995, p.153, cat.no.7.1. The tall squarish prism has a thinly-worked cylinder penetrating it which extends at both ends. The inside of the cylinder retains some earth encrustation. Neolithic. Length 170mm. Width 68mm.
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, drilled,
Dimensions:Height: 17.50 centimetres Width: 7 centimetres
Description:
Cong of translucent green jade with black and white veins and areas of calcification polished to a soft gloss.
IMG
Comments:This cong and no. 87 [2014,AsiaLoan,1.148] belong to the new category described in the introduction to section 7. They are relatively tall in relation to their width, with completely smooth, flat sides in place of subdivided sections. The collars top and bottom are of a different proportion, being quite tall in relation to the overall width of the jade. They are slightly angular with distinct vertical lanes rather than evenly curved. The central hole was drilled from both ends. A considerable number of similar cong are known, excavated examples having come from Shangquancun in Shaanxi province. Such cong are often thought to be products of the Longshan period culture in Shaanxi province, represented most fully by large numbers of fragile black sceptres surviving from a hoard at Shaanxi Shenmu Shimao. Both sceptres and the relatively plain cong can be compared with jades from Guanghan Sanxingdui in Sichuan province. Most such cong and discs are made of strongly coloured stones with a relatively glassy polish. See Rawson 1995, p.153, cat.no.7.1. The tall squarish prism has a thinly-worked cylinder penetrating it which extends at both ends. The inside of the cylinder retains some earth encrustation. Neolithic. Length 170mm. Width 68mm.
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