Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Archaeological artifact)

Title:

Yayoi jidai no dokyo/dozoku

Bronze Mirror and Arrowhead From the Yayoi Period

Excavated From the Misakidai Archaeological Site

弥生時代の銅鏡・銅鏃

三崎台遺跡出土

No. of features:

2 items

Designated:

April 1, 1999

Location:

In the custody of The Museum of Earthenware　

2-305-4 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward

On loan as a  permanent exhibition at The Saitama City Museum

2-1-2 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward

Owner:

Saitama City

Description:

From the Yayoi period (300 BCE-300 CE). These items were excavated during an archaeological survey in 1994. The bronze mirror is 7.6 cm in diameter and weighs 33 grams. Of the items excavated from the dwelling, the mirror was found farthest to the east. The bronze arrowhead is 3.1 cm long and weighs 3 grams. 

Associated Texts:

(1996). “Report on Omiya City’s Archaeological Sites” (vol. 56). Omiya City Archaeological Research Society.

(2001). “The Omiya Ruins as Seen Through Artifacts: Recent Excavations”. Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

This cultural property is not currently on display to the public. For more information, please contact the Museum of Earthenware or the Saitama City Museum.

Please be courteous towards other visitors and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.lg.jp/004/005/006/001/017/013/003/p000398.html