Title: Ritual object (cong)
Object type: Ritual object
Date: ca. 2400 BCE
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (ca. 3200–2000 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Purchase, Sir Joseph Hotung Gift, 2004
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY