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Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon

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by The British Museum
published on 28 June 2017

Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon — A Chinese jade dragon. Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE. Height: 9 cm. (British Museum, London)

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© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by The British Museum. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 28 June 2017 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Museum, T. B. (2017, June 28). Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6778/

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Museum, The B. "Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 28, 2017. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6778/.

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Museum, The B. "Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Jun 2017. Web. 24 May 2019.

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