Treasure of Okinoshima
Name |
Disc (Mirror)-Shaped Ritual Objects |
Classification |
Talc |
Excavated Point |
Excavated from Site No. 1 |
Designated Category |
National Treasure |
Era (real era) |
8th-9th Century |
volume |
L.6.0-10.6cm |
Description |
This is a steatite slab carved out round in the shape of a mirror. Of the ritual sites on Okinoshima, these show up at site number 21. For the holes that are meant to depict buttons, a very small portion of these feature two holes, but most of them are single-holed. These range in size from those under a diameter of 5cm to those with a diameter of more than 10cm.
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