A character “turtle” survives in the fragment. “Turtle” in oracle bone inscriptions are depicted in profile and in overview. Plastrons are essential materials for divination in the Shang culture. The largest plastron so far unearthed was from Pit YH127 in the Ruins of Yin, measuring 44.6 cm by 26.1 cm.
Related Scripts
: The character “turtle” depicted in overview.
: The character “frog” is similar to “turtle” in overview but tailless.
: The character “spider” is similar to “frog” but with inward bending palps.
: The pictograph of a scorpion is used as a loan character in oracle bone scripts as the numeral for “ten thousand.”
Related Scripts
: The character “turtle” depicted in overview. : The character “frog” is similar to “turtle” in overview but tailless. : The character “spider” is similar to “frog” but with inward bending palps. : The pictograph of a scorpion is used as a loan character in oracle bone scripts as the numeral for “ten thousand.”- Item No.
- R030491
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 3.2(L)×1.8(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Ｈsiao-t'un, Anyan County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Plastron
