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title: Liangzhu Jade Cong
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9488/liangzhu-jade-cong/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Liangzhu Jade Cong

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Liangzhu Jade Cong](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9488.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9488.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cong is the name given to a type of jade of unknown purpose, found in burials of the [Neolithic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) in Southeast [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). The Cong has a square cross-section with a cylindrical hole. Congs are often decorated at the corners with faces, each shown with simple eyes; the two horizontal bars above representing the hairline and a shorter bar below for the nose. This is one of the tallest surviving Congs. Liangzhu [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), 2500 BCE. From modern-day China. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 11). Liangzhu Jade Cong. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9488/liangzhu-jade-cong/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Liangzhu Jade Cong." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 11, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9488/liangzhu-jade-cong/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Liangzhu Jade Cong." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9488/liangzhu-jade-cong/>.

## License & Copyright

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