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Segments of turtle plastrons and bones of oxen; polished, burned, and carved with inscriptions
Dimensions
Various sizes
Credit Line
Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and the Walter E. Heller Foundation, Frederick W. and Nathalie C. Gookin Endowment, and Frederick W. Renshaw Acquisition Funds
Reference Number
2008.65.1-76
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