A very rare bronze and jade comb, Dian culture, Yunnan Province. Western Han. A very rare bronze and jade comb, Dian culture, Yunnan Province, Western Han (206BC-8AD), with malachite inlays on both sides, the bronze handle cast with a rider flanked by two hounds, the jade teeth incised with stylised design. Well developed patination. Provenance: lot 330, Mossgreen, 14 Jun 2011 ($9500). Important private collection, Melbourne. Mosgreen lot 330. 31/05/2011, width 7 cm length 12.3 cm