Oracle bone fragments, inscribed

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1936 to 1991

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, purchased in Xiaotun, Anyang, Honan province, China. [1]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 1. See also the "List of Objects Offered to the Freer Gallery of Art" and Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Exhibition History

  Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

• Origin

  Anyang, probably Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

• Type

  Unclassified

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Name

  Cox, John Hadley

• Place

  China, Henan province, Anyang

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE), Bone

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Unclassified