Oracle bone
Oracle bone

On view

Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Oracle bone,

1400–1300 BCE

Chinese
Shang dynasty, 1299 - 1000 BCE | Anyang period, 13th–11th century BCE
y1970-9

Information

Title
Oracle bone
Dates

1400–1300 BCE

Medium
Ox scapula
Dimensions
h. 6.5 cm., w. 6.7 cm., d. 3.2 cm. (2 9/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Donald Roberts, Class of 1909, and Mrs. Roberts
Object Number
y1970-9
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
y
Culture
Chinese
Period
Anyang (Shang style)
Type
bone, ceremonial objects
Subject
rituals (events)

Dr. Donald Roberts, Class of 1909 (1889–1972) and Mrs. Donald Roberts, by 1969; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1969.

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