Oracle Bones (76 total)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Oracle Bones (76 total)

Place

China (Object made in)

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13 BCE–11 BCE

Medium

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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