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Inscribed Plastron Ping 0247
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Inscribed Plastron Ping 0247

Significant Antiquity

This oracle bone dated back to the reign of King Wu Ting. The inquiry was about the birth of a child to Fu Hao, the wife of King Wu Ting. It predicted the fortune and gender of the baby based on the child's expected date of birth.


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Item No.
R041287
Period
Late Shang Period
Dimensions
13.7(L)×12.2(W) cm
Excavated/Findspot
Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
Materials
Turtle Plastron

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