Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
National Treasure
The inscription records a ritual performed by the Shang king for the ancestor T’ai I. A processed talus may be a knucklebone used in the game.
The inscription records a ritual performed by the Shang king for the ancestor T’ai I. A processed talus may be a knucklebone used in the game.
- Item No.
- R044854
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 7.3(L)×5.7(W)×4.5(Thk.) cm Wt.: 170.04 g
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit YH006, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Bovid Talus
- Notes
- 3D Gallery of IHP──An Inscription on Bovid Left Talus Bone
(Only its photo is displayed in the The King’s Menagerie: Animals in Oracle Bone Inscriptions exhibition venue)
