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Medium:
Bones and turtle plastrons
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a (turtle shell)): 12.8 × 7.6 × 1.5 cm (5 1/16 × 3 × 9/16 in)
H x W x D (b): 10.5 × 4 × 1.5 cm (4 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in)
H x W x D (c): 4 × 3 × 0.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/16 in)
H x W x D (d): 1.6 × 2.4 × 0.3 cm (5/8 × 15/16 × 1/8 in)
H x W x D (e): 4.5 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm (1 3/4 × 5/16 × 3/16 in)
Type:
Unclassified
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1250 - ca. 1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Exhibition History:
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
Topic:
bone  Search this
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
tortoise  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
divination  Search this
Accession Number:
FSC-O-1a-e
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 24a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b1759ed1-fa1b-4fe9-b004-ebd99146d316
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-O-1a-e