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Inscribed Plastron I 5867+8202
Inscribed Plastron I 5867+8202
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Inscribed Plastron 5867+8202

This is an example of an oracle bone upon which graphs were written with a brush before engraving. The complete divination should be: “On the day ting-wei, diviner '永 Yung' questioned: will it rain from today until the day hsin-hai”. The preface “On the day ting-wei, the diviner 永 Yung” was engraved on the back side.
Item No.
R039275+R043001
Period
Late Shang Period
Dimensions
R039275: 5.5(L)×2.7(W) cm R043001: 10.5(L)×5.4(W) cm
Excavated/Findspot
Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
Materials
Turtle Plastron

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