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Cong
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cong

Maker China
DateWestern Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050-771 BCE)
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumJade
Dimensions5 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.9 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.263
On View
On view
Collections
DescriptionThe semi-translucent stone of rich, dark olive-green color with brown mottling and veining, with areas of yellowish-buff color emanating from some of the veins and some opaque alteration from burial, carved as a rectangular block enclosing a cylindrical tube extending beyond the triangular shoulders at either end to form a collar, with a smooth satiny polish, some encrustation
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ritual Disc (Bi)
China
Zhou Dynasty (c.1050-256 BCE) or earlier
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Cong
China
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050-771 BCE)
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Brush Washer
China
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or later
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Recumbent Phoenix
China
Song and Ming Dynasty (960 - 1644)
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Boulder with Sage and Attendant in a Cave
China
17th-18th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unmarried woman's apron (isiphephetu)
Ndebele Artist
mid-late 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Amber Necklace
Somali Artist
20th century
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Serpentine Knife
China
Warring States Period (c. 475-221 B.C.E.)
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Cong
China
Zhou Dynasty (1050-256 B.C.)
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Disc
China
Neolithic Period or later
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Bowl
China
17th-18th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Prestige object or Water Spirit ring (ntien)
Kru Artist
19th century or earlier

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