Oracle bone

Museum number:
9-11972
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011972
Accession number:
Acc.2894
Description:
Oracle bone, scapulae fragment, incised characters.
Donor:
Lewis K. Land
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC)
Object type:
archaeology
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
September 27, 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #101: California State University, East Bay/Lowell Bean (May 7, 1975–June 16, 1975) and S1974-1975 #58: California State University, East Bay (February 19, 1975–March 13, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Oracle bone, accession number 9-11972, described as Oracle bone, scapulae fragment, incised characters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Oracle bone, accession number 9-11972, described as Oracle bone, scapulae fragment, incised characters.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Oracle bone, accession number 9-11972, described as Oracle bone, scapulae fragment, incised characters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oracle bone, accession number 9-11972, described as Oracle bone, scapulae fragment, incised characters.

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