500-Year-Old Clothing Found In Ming Dynasty Tomb Reveals Flair Of China's Imperial Past [PHOTO]

Several pieces of elaborate clothing recovered from a centuries-old Chinese tomb show the country's ancient elite entered the afterlife looking their best. Among the artifacts pulled from the Ming Dynasty-era burial chamber were two coffins containing the accouterments of "Lady Xu, deceased mother of the Wang family" and her husband, according to an emblem on Lady Xu's coffin, Live Science reported.