Dublin Core
Title
Bone: fragment
Description
One approximately rectangular yellow-brown bone fragment. Burnished obverse presents incised inscriptions. Shape of object (resembling turtle plastron or ox scapula) in conjunction with presence of inscriptions on burnished obverse supports its interpretation as an oracle bone used in divination rituals.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Museum Ac. No.
E154.17; 1954.26.1(1)
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Collection
Citation
“Bone: fragment,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed October 24, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/875.