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Jar with Human Face Ornament 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

This vessel is modeled on human features and was used as cinerary urn to entomb the bones of the deceased.

Cultural property designation
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Found at Ozakata Site, Ibaraki
Material
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Mr. Tanaka Kunio
Collection reference no.
J-34947
Genre
Archaeology
Category
Archaeology > Media > Earthenware, Stoneware, Porcelain
Archaeology > Regions > Japan
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