Treasure of Okinoshima
Name |
Sword Ornamental Parts |
Classification |
Gilt Bronze and Silver |
Excavated Point |
Excavated from Sites No. 8 and No. 23 |
Designated Category |
National Treasure |
Era (real era) |
6th-7th Century |
volume |
Rectangular Ornament: L. (9.6)cm |
Description |
Long sword outer cladding. Items that let us imagine the original form of the long swords that are now just iron scraps. From site 23, two piped metal fixtures with hexagonal cross sections and one decorative metal sheath fixture with boar’s eye shaped engraving work were excavated.
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