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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE JADE ‘FACE MASK’ CONG
LATE LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3000-2500 BC
Details
A RARE JADE ‘FACE MASK’ CONG
LATE LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3000-2500 BC
The cong is of carved section surrounding a cylindrically hollowed tube to the centre with rounded square corners. The sides are carved with a stylised face mask at each of the four corners, compromising two long bars above a shorter bar and flanked by two incised circle forming the eyes.
3 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
LATE LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3000-2500 BC
The cong is of carved section surrounding a cylindrically hollowed tube to the centre with rounded square corners. The sides are carved with a stylised face mask at each of the four corners, compromising two long bars above a shorter bar and flanked by two incised circle forming the eyes.
3 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
Acquired from Chang Wei Hwa & Co., Taipei on 18 June, 1990
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong