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Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
Inscribed Bovid Talus I 8688
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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.
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)

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