Jade burial suit of a queen of the Jiangdu kingdom Dayun Mountain Xuyi Jiangsu Western Han Period 2n eftir mharrsch

Depending on the body size, a complete jade burial suit could take up to twenty-five hundred jade pieces in rectangular, triangular, round, half-moon, and fan shapes. Suits were sewn in gold, silver, or bronze thread to denote the wearers' status. This suit of a queen was sewn in gold thread. Photographed at the &quot;Tomb Treasures&quot; exhibit at the <a href="http://www.asianart.org/" rel="nofollow">Asian Art Museum</a> in San Francisco, California.