Title: Oracle bone
Object type: Oracle bone
Culture: China
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Medium: Inscribed bone
Dimensions: W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Classification: Bone
Credit line: Gift of Paul E. Manheim, 1967
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY