Jade (nephrite) and gold comb, qin and han dynasties, 5.1 cm high.
Comb. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004.322. CC0.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Chinese name
梳
Pinyin
shu
Dimensions
height 5.1 cm; length 7.6 cm
Accession no.
2004.322
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is a comb in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated by the museum to the Qin and Han Dynasties. The recorded medium is jade (nephrite) and gold. Its recorded height is 5.1 cm high. Accession number 2004.322, purchase, The Rosenkranz Foundation and Shelby White Gifts, 2004.

This description is a direct summary of the museum's own record, not an independent assessment. It is awaiting editorial rewriting; the facts it states are the ones the holding institution asserts.

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