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title: Han Dynasty Jade Dragon
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7341/han-dynasty-jade-dragon/
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# Han Dynasty Jade Dragon
_Authored by The British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7341.jpg)
## Image Caption
A carved jade dragon. [Han dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/), 2nd-1st century BCE.
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2017, September 28). Han Dynasty Jade Dragon. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Han Dynasty Jade Dragon." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2017. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Han Dynasty Jade Dragon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2017, .
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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [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=975771001&objectId=257359&partId=1) by [**The British Museum**](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=975771001&objectId=257359&partId=1). 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: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.