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Object Number
35-81-60/2550
Display Title
Inscribed "oracle bone"
Descriptions
Object Description
Inscribed "oracle bone"
Inventory Description
Organic, worked bone with incised Chinese characters on both sides
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Shang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Henan
Additional Geographic Terms
Honan, northern; Changte-fu, vicinity of
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.6 x 8.9 x 4.2 cm (7 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-81-60/2550
Credit Line
Gift of Langdon Warner
Provenance
Collector
Langdon Warner
(1913-1914)
Donor
Donated by
Langdon Warner
(07/15/1935)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-79-60/2545 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
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China
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| 35-79-60/2541 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2543 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2546 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2547 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2544 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2549 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
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| 35-79-60/2548 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
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| 15-44-60/D836.22 | Fragmentary "oracle bones" |
Utilized bone
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Hsiao T'un
| |
| 15-44-60/D836.31 | Fragmentary "oracle bones" |
Utilized bone
|
Hsiao T'un
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| 35-79-60/2536 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
| |
| 35-79-60/2538 | "Oracle bone"- inscribed |
Utilized bone
|
China
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