Oracle bone - BL Or. 1595 recto
Chinese oracle bone
Shang Inscribed Ox Bone (9830543424)
Oracle bone inscription recording a divination regarding an eclipse, by the Lì 歷 (type 2) group of diviners from period II, corresponding to the reigns of Kings Zu Geng and Zu Jia (late Shang dynasty).
Chinese oracle bone (16th-10th C BC) - BL Or. 7694
Chinese oracle bone 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. The pit marks were produced by ... More
Shang Inscribed Ox Scapula (for divination)
Oracle bone from the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).
Winds of the Four Directions WDL290
Русский: На этой гадательной кости, датируемой примерно 1200 до Р.Х., изображены 24 символа в 4 группах, выполненные в энергичном и выразительном стиле, типичном для группы предсказателей Бин во время правлени... More
Late Shang Ox Bone with Writing (9830196753)
Oracle bone recording divination of the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).
Shang Inscribed Ox Bone (9830574766)
Oracle bone from the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).
Shang Inscribed Ox Bone (9830634253)
Bone carved with sexagenary table (Heji 38017). Reign of King Di Yi or Di Xin, Yinxu, Anyang. National Museum: China through the Ages, Exhibit 2. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.