Inscribed Turtle Plastron
| Accession No. | R044284 |
|---|---|
| Period | Shang Dynasty |
| Material | Bones |
| Findspot | Pit No.127 Hsiao-t'un, Yin-xu Site |
| Geographic Location | Hsiao-t'un village, Anyang, Honan province, China |
| Dimension | L. 18.4 cm; W. 11.1 cm |
Description
This inscribed turtle plastron was found as two separate pieces and was reconstructed. The inscription's contents record divination on the day of Hsin-you asking whether they could defeat a rival statelet.The divination was in a pair of charges: positive and negative, each charge for five times, therefore there are five pairs of divination cracks.