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Cong. Tube. Dark green jade with creamy white flecking, carved with a square cross-section and a circular hole (cong). The prism surfaces are covered by four bands of zoomorphic masks. Nephrite, height 11 cm, length 6.2 cm, width 6.1 cm, diameter 6.7 cm, 3000-2000 B.C. Chinese.
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