Stone Sickle: A Medical Artifact from the Shang Dynasty

December 1, 2023

  Stone sickle (Shang Dynasty)

Stone sickle (Shang Dynasty)

Description: Made of stone; 20cm long, 5.4cm wide at the widest point

Excavation time: 1973

Excavation site: No. 14 tomb of the Shang Dynasty in Xicun, Gaochengtai, Hebei Province

Collection unit: Hebei Provincial Museum

Introduction: The stone sickle was found in a rectangular lacquer box on the second level platform on the west side of the tomb. There are no traces of a handle at the end of the stone sickle. It has been identified as a medical instrument used at that time.

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