A RARE GROUP OF ELEVEN ORACLE BONES WITH INSCRIPTIONSSHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC商 公元前十三至十一世紀 甲骨刻辭一組十一片 of varied sizes and forms, all finely incised with characters recording pyromantic divinations, some with T-shaped cracks forming the zhao (omen) for interpretation, some with carved hollows and burnt marks on the reverse, fitted box (12) 字：父 二 不玄冥 一 二 三告 □ □自㱿 三止□ 入壬辰卜 行 貞 王戠 亡𡆥 亡子卜 王 己亥卜西㞢 父乙 癸亡 一 二告亥卜 天 翼 □ 𢓊 啟 子 其 魚 之 三亡拇 □亡五 一 五丁卯卜 王 五 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 在四 Length of the longest 7⅞ in., 20 cmCondition ReportAll the oracle bones are in general good condition, considering their age and type. The one at the top right in the catalogue illustration has a small section to one end reattached, and the one at the center of the illustration has a restored break, with some associated small losses. 以年代久遠及品類來說，整體品相良好。圖錄照片右上方件有一小部分經重新粘黏，中間的原有裂經修，連帶有小失。 For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact Cindy.Qi@sothebys.com.
A RARE GROUP OF ELEVEN ORACLE BONES WITH INSCRIPTIONSSHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC商 公元前十三至十一世紀 甲骨刻辭一組十一片 of varied sizes and forms, all finely incised with characters recording pyromantic divinations, some with T-shaped cracks forming the zhao (omen) for interpretation, some with carved hollows and burnt marks on the reverse, fitted box (12) 字：父 二 不玄冥 一 二 三告 □ □自㱿 三止□ 入壬辰卜 行 貞 王戠 亡𡆥 亡子卜 王 己亥卜西㞢 父乙 癸亡 一 二告亥卜 天 翼 □ 𢓊 啟 子 其 魚 之 三亡拇 □亡五 一 五丁卯卜 王 五 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 丁卯卜 王 在四 Length of the longest 7⅞ in., 20 cmCondition ReportAll the oracle bones are in general good condition, considering their age and type. The one at the top right in the catalogue illustration has a small section to one end reattached, and the one at the center of the illustration has a restored break, with some associated small losses. 以年代久遠及品類來說，整體品相良好。圖錄照片右上方件有一小部分經重新粘黏，中間的原有裂經修，連帶有小失。 For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact Cindy.Qi@sothebys.com.
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