Hongshan Jade Dragon

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by David Owsley Museum
published on 28 September 2017
Hongshan Jade Dragon Download Full Size Image

The jade dragon from Hongshan, Inner Mongolia, China. Dating to between 4500 and 3000 BCE, it is the earliest known depiction of a dragon.

National Museum of China, Beijing.

Image by David Owsley Museum, used with permission.

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