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.
|
Copyright © 2020 The Preservation and Utilization Council of the sacred island of Okinoshima and the Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, All Rights Reserved.