Ritual Cong tube

Dateca. 2000-1500 BC

Object number2001.1075

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

Credit LineRobert Arnold Chinese Art Fund, Trubner Worsh Asian Purchase Fund, and Sara Farris Fuller Memorial Fund

Dimensions6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

MediumMarble

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