The Shijiahe culture  (2500-2000 BC) was a late Neolithic culture centered around the middle Yangtze River region in Hubei, China. Carved with green jade, this jade tube has a human face on both sides. The carving style and jade quality are similar to the jade artifact unearthed Hubei Tianmen County XiaojiayingziWugi. Antiquity evidence includes cleaving vein and calcification.

Appraisal Indexes:
1. quality of jade: 7
2. rareness: 9
3. historical and cultural significance: 7
4. workmanship: 7
5. size: 3
6. condition: 8