Mysterious Shell Artifacts from the Hirota Site, Kagoshima Prefecture
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Bracelet (Cone Shell) and Amulet (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 14, 2010 (Tue) - March 13, 2011 (Sun)>> detailed information
The Hirota site is an ancient burial site located atop a sand dune on Tanegashima, an island off the southern coast of Kyushu. Visitors are invited to savor the mystery of these unusual shell objects from Japan's southern islands.
Exhibit includes:
Bracelet (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Crossed-Comma-Shaped Pendants (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Amulet (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Combination Bracelets (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Ornaments with Perforations (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)
Beads (Cone Shell), Hirota, Minami Tane-cho, Kagoshima, Yayoi-Kofun period, 3rd - 7th century, (Important Cultural Property, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material)