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Bronze gu
Bronze gu from Anyang, Henan province, China, Shang dynasty (c....
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
principal sites of prehistoric and Shang China
Adapted from A. Herrmann, An Historical Atlas of China (1966); Aldine Publishing Company
Bronze jia, Shang dynasty (18th–12th century bce);...
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri (Nelson Fund)
Ceremonial bronze gong, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 bce);...
Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Shang dynasty: goblet
Ceremonial ivory goblet inlaid with turquoise, c. 12th century bce,...
Wang Lu/ChinaStock Photo Library
Shang dynasty: oracle bone
Oracle bone engraved with an early example of Chinese writing, Shang dynasty (c....
© Werner Forman—Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Shang dynasty: oracle bone inscriptions
Oracle bone inscriptions from the village of Xiaotun, Henan province, China; Shang...
By permission of the Syndics of the Cambridge University Library
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