
Sujet
Chinese oracle bone, 16th-10th century BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Chinese oracle bone, 16th-10th century BC. Diviners of the Shang dynasty produced oracles by reading cracks on ox bones. Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China. The pit marks were produced by a hot poker.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM25A23_418
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
68,6Mo (3,4Mo) / 40,9cm x 42,0cm / 4832 x 4960 (300dpi)