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the motif by elevating it into relief with a slightly
bulging median axis. It is in this experiment that
they found the potential of transforming the twodimensional
image into a three-dimensional one.
Consequently, the cong s cross section evolved from
circular to rectangular. This represented a turning
point in the developmental sequence of the cong,
when the emphasis shifted from surface decoration
to formal structure. The cong subsequently grew
much taller and assumed monumental forms, while
the face motifs became noticeably abbreviated.
However, the old form did not die out with the
invention of the new form; indeed, it continued for
a long period, zs
1 Excavated in 1987 (M 9:4); reported: Zhejiang 19883,
36-37.
2 Zhejiang 19883,14, fig. 23; Zhejiang 1988)3, 36 -37, fig. 9,
pi. 6; Shanghai 1984, 3, color pi. i: 2; Nanjing 1984,117-
119, pi. 4: 3; for detailed photographic reproductions, see
Zhejiang 1989, pis. 10,11,14; Shanghai 1992, pi. 88.
3 Nanjing 1982, 29, fig. 6; for a detailed photographic reproduction,
see Zhejiang 1989, pi. 12.
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