Jade cong cylinder with low relief design / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number
1971/2.102
Title
Jade cong cylinder with low relief design
Object Creation Date
1300 BCE - 1100 BCE
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Dimensions
7.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 2.6 cm (2 15/16 in. x 2 15/16 in. x 1 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Hardstone
Primary Object Type
jade
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Secondary Object Type
carving
Physical Description
jade cylinder with square shaped exterior and round interior, shallow relief carver on each side, possible representing zoomorphic designs that have been worn off. Dark jade material with many striations and mottles. Come in custom-designed silk box enclosed in a fine hardwood box. The inscription on wooden box indicates that the object was once part of the Duan Fang collection in late 19th century. Duan Fang was a Manchu stateman and reknowned antiquarian. His inscription date the object to the Zhou period. Recent archaeological work suggests that the object was probably made in the late 3rd millennium B.C.E. and remained in circulation by Shang period of the late 2nd millennium B.C.E.
Subject Matter
ritual object, once probably zoomorphic line carvings on the surface of mystical animals, usually such objects were discovered in elite tombs of the late prehistoric to early Bronze Age China (3rd to 2nd millennium BCE)
Primary Keywords
jade art objects
ritual
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"Jade cong cylinder with low relief design; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.102/1971_2.102.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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