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title: Chinese Jade Cormorant
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6780/chinese-jade-cormorant/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Jade Cormorant
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6780.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Chinese jade plaque of a cormorant and fish. 1100-900 BCE. Height: 4 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2017, June 28). Chinese Jade Cormorant. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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