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title: Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9900/chinese-jade-pig-dragon-owl--hair-ornament/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9900.jpg)
## Image Caption
A jade hair ornament (?), owl figurine and pig-dragon. Hongshan [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), c. 3,500 BCE. From Liaoning Province, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
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Museum, T. B. (2019, January 24). Chinese Jade Pig-Dragon, Owl & Hair Ornament. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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