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Summary
Object type | Tortoise plastron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Tortoise plastron with divination inscription from the Shang dynasty, dating from the reign of King Wu Ding. The piece has complementary charges down the left and right sides. Cracks caused by applying a heat source to the reverse are numbered 1–6 on the left and 1–7 on the right. The outcome of the interpretation of these cracks is recorded at bottom right.
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Date |
circa 1200
BC
date QS:P571,-1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Dimensions |
height: 18.6 cm (7.3 in); width: 10.2 cm (4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,18.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,10.2U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1074318
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Place of creation | Anyang, Henan Province, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions |
戊午卜古貞般其有 [ wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have misfortune]
戊午卜古貞般亡禍 [ wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have no misfortune]
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Source/Photographer | BabelStone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heji 4264r |
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