A dark olive green jade cong, Neolithic Period, (6500-1700BC)

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A dark olive green jade cong, Neolithic Period, (6500-1700BC)
the stone with lighter cream inclusions, tall and slender of square sectioned form, cylindrically hollowed to the centre, the corners carved in low relief and divided into nine sections marked by horizontal divisions, each section representing a stylised face comprising two long bars above a shorter bar and flanked by two incised circles forming the eyes -- 4 7/8in. (22.5cm.) high.

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Cong were made by a number of Neolithic cultures and indeed continued to be made into the early historic period. They were one of the most important jade forms in the Liangzhu Neolithic culture. It is noted for the use of jade, and in particular for the development of two forms - the disc and the cong. Although the cong is one of the most impressive of Neolithic jade shapes, its function is still not properly understood.