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Oracle Bone

Artist/Maker
Date1600–1100 BCE
place madeAnyang, Hebei, China, East Asia, Asia
MediumLamb shank with burn marks and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15/16 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (2.4 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Grace Goodrich Smith (OC 1912)
Object number1962.20B
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceGrace Goodrich Smith; by gift 1962 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
When Words Meet Pictures: East Asian Painting and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 25, 1994 - November 15, 1994 )
Collections
  • Asian
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