Jade Cong
Jade Cong
Place of OriginChina
Date3600-2200 BCE
DimensionsH: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Depth: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
MediumJade with carved pattern.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.128
Not on View
DescriptionAlthough the surface of the inner circle is undecorated, the squared exterior is scored and features taotie, which are highly abstract mask images also found on Chinese bronze vessels of the Shang and early Chou periods. The taotie image is sectioned into four parts, its face indicated by eyes and parallel bars suggesting a nose.
12th-11th century BCE
3rd Century
about 575 BCE
about 15-30 CE
Edo Period
late 19th-early 20th century
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