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Oracle Bone

Artist/Maker
Date1600 –1100 BCE
place madeAnyang, Hebei Province, China, East Asia, Asia
MediumTortoise shell with burn marks and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (3 × 5.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Grace Goodrich Smith (OC 1912)
Object number1962.20A
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceGrace Goodrich Smith; by gift 1962 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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