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Chinese oracle bone

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BL3282518
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Chinese oracle bone
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British Library, London, UK
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China, 16th-10th century BC Source/Shelfmark: Or. 7694, 1601 Diviners of the Shang dynasty (16th-10th centuries B.C.) produced oracles by reading cracks on ox bones. Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China. Originally published/produced in China, 16th-10th century BC.

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China / Asia / east asia / asia / discipline / occult sciences / oracle / chinese oracle bone / oracle bone / divination
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Largest available format 6768 × 3088 px 11 MB
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