Inscribed Human Skull Chia 3739
Among all oracle bones excavated by the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica, this is the only inscribed human skull which has been found. The remnants of the inscription of the character 武 wu can be seen on the skull.
- Item No.
- R040438
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 2.91(L)×2.02(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit D100, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Human Skull
