Newly Designated Important Cultural Properties: Objects Excavated from Noge Otsuka Tumulus, Tokyo
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Steatite Tubs, Excavated at Noge Otsuka Tumulus, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Kofun period, 5th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Thematic Exhibition Room
July 11, 2017 (Tue) - September 10, 2017 (Sun)Constructed in the 5th century during the Kofun period （ca. 3rd–7th century）, Noge Otsuka tumulus in Tokyo is shaped like a scallop and is 82 meters in length. A stone coffin, which was unearthed in 1897, and steatite models of objects used for rituals involving water and those associated with the production of goods were unearthed from this tumulus.