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Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread

Unknownca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Guangzhou, China

The jade burial suit was specially designed for the king's corpse. Stretching 1.73 meters in length, the garment was made up of 2,291 pieces of jade with silk thread.
Of the tens jade burial garments found in China, this one belonged to the Nanyue King was the earliest produced. Moreover, no jade burial suit of the same type is mentioned in any historical sources, or found in any archaeological excavations. One of its striking differences with other jade burial suit is the front opening design of the coat.

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  • Title: Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread
  • Creator Nationality: China
  • Creator Gender: Unknown
  • Creator Death Place: China
  • Creator Birth Place: China
  • Date: ca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.
  • Physical Dimensions: w44 x d173 cm (Complete)
  • Provenance: Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
  • Type: Jade
  • External Link: http://www.gznywmuseum.org
  • Object type: Burial Suit
  • Craftsman: Unknown
Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

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