Thirteen-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

Object Details

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Ancient Chinese Jade, from the Neolithic to the Han (March 10 to April 2, 2016)

• Origin

  Lake Tai region, China

• Culture

  Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Ceremonial Object

• On View

  Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 2000s, BCE 3000s

• Place

  Lake Tai region, China

• Topic

  Art, Inscriptions, Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE), Chinese Art

• Culture

  Chinese, Liangzhu culture

• Object Type

  Ceremonial objects

• On View

  Yes