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Published/Created:

China, Hubei Province: Suizhou, Leigudun (Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng): Tomb 1, eastern chamber, E. C. 56 (archaeological site)
ca. 433 BCE

Physical Description:

9.6 x 6.5 cm
jade

Notes:

Discovered below tomb occupant's head. Discovered in 1977.

Topics:

Sculpture -- China -- Zhou dynasty, ca. 1100-256 BCE -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Eastern Zhou, 770-256 BCE
Warring States period, ca. 470-221 BCE

Accession Number:

chinese-0032

Genre:

costume accessories: hair ornaments: combs (AAT)
funerary objects (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

War and Ritual: Treasures from the Warring States, 1993, p.116 (Empress Palace Museum, Exh. Cat.)

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Wuhan, China: Hubei Provincial Museum

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 248726

OID:

518776

PID:

digcoll:2124033