Pendant

13178

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13178
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Yayoi (uncertain) | Asuka (uncertain) | Japanese | Shinto (uncertain)
Provenience Japan
Period Yayoi (uncertain) | Asuka (uncertain)
Date Made Yayoi - 7th Century
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Technique Polished | Pierced
Description

Flat highly polished leaf-shaped pendant. Hole pierced through one end. Chips in edges. A similar example was found in shinto context in excavated site of Misaka Pass, Nagano Prefecture.

Length 6.5 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 46 - Other Number

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