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Is “Oracle bone” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Oracle bone” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Where is “Oracle bone” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Oracle bone” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Oracle bone
Medium	Inscribed bone
Classification	Bone
Origin	China China
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Paul E. Manheim, 1967
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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