"Oracle bone"
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Inscribed tortoise shell
Geography
China
Date
1350 - 1280 BC
Period
Shang dynasty
Dimensions
9.5 x 4.8 x 1 cm
Object number
960.237.2486
Credit Line
The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
The inscription on this oracle bone says: "The divination was made on wuzi day, and the question was asked by Zheng: "Should [the king] not ford the river to go hunting?" this divination was done in the ninth month at Yu."
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