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Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961
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Inscribed Plastron Fragment Chia 1961

The fragment comes with a character “bird.” In oracle bone scripts,  and  both depict birds. The former is used mostly as a function word and its form highlights feathers in flight. The latter’s highlight on its beak is more pictographic and it subsequently becomes a general term for birds.

Related Scripts
: This toponym is in the pictograph featuring a crowing rooster highlighting its upright crest.
: The script “to watch” depicts an owl with feathers on its head.
: A swallow with an opening beak, spread wings, and a forked tail.
Item No.
R031973
Period
Late Shang Period
Dimensions
2.6(L)×2.1(W) cm
Excavated/Findspot
Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
Materials
Turtle Plastron

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