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oct 26, 2500 - Jade Cong 2500 BCE jade China

Description:

Made during the neolithic period (period of transition from nomadic existence to settled farming) The cong was a common ritual jade object (buried in tombs); it was essentially a jade tube with sophisticated carvings (it’s counterpart was a “bi” - a disk of jade).

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6 Oct 2017
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Date:

oct 26, 2500
Now
~ 475 years later

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