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Title: Fragment of a Spatula
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.)
Date: 13th–11th century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Bone
Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Accession Number: 1985.214.121
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