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A jade hair ornament (?), owl figurine and pig-dragon. Hongshan Culture, c. 3,500 BCE. From Liaoning Province, China. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2019, January 24). Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9900/chinese-jade-pig-dragon-owl--hair-ornament/
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Museum, The British. "Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 24, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9900/chinese-jade-pig-dragon-owl--hair-ornament/.
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Museum, The British. "Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jan 2019. Web. 19 Sep 2021.