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Property from a New York Private Collection

A group of eleven inscribed oracle bones, Late Shang dynasty

Auction Closed

March 25, 06:41 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

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Description

(11)


Length of largest 2⅛ in., 5.5 cm

Collection of Esther Underhill Haviland (1921-1996) and John McMullen Farrior (1920-1989), acquired in China between 1947 and 1950, and thence by descent.

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