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title: Chinese Dragon Sword Hilt
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7340/chinese-dragon-sword-hilt/
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updated: 2024-10-01
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# Chinese Dragon Sword Hilt
_Authored by The British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7340.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) sword hilt decorated with interlaced dragons. Eastern [Zhou dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/), 6th-5th century BCE. The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2017, September 28). Chinese Dragon Sword Hilt. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Chinese Dragon Sword Hilt." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2017. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Chinese Dragon Sword Hilt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?searchText=dragon&images=true&place=42791&from=ad&fromDate=1200&to=ad&toDate=1800&ILINK|34484,|assetId=36564001&objectId=258872&partId=1) by **The British Museum**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 September 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.