Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Archaeological artifact)

Title:

Matsuki iseki shutsudo dogu

Earthen Figurine From the Matsuki Archaeological Site

松木遺跡出土土偶

No. of features:

One figure

Designated:

March 25, 2022

Location:

In the custody of The Museum of Earthenware　

2-305-4 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward

Owner:

Saitama City

Description:

This figurine was excavated during an archaeological survey in 1993. It is a rare example of an artifact from the Early Jomon period (5000-3520 BCE). It is exceptionally tiny, standing at 2.7 cm in its entirety. 

Associated Texts:

(2003). “Survey Report on Saitama City’s Cultural Properties” (vol. 3). Saitama Municipal Board of Education.

(1994). “Report on Excavation of Archaeological Sites in Urawa City” (vol. 22). Urawa Municipal Board of Education.

(1994). “Urawa City’s Top 100 Excavated Artifacts”. Urawa Municipal Board of Education.

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

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Divi2-305-4 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward sion, 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/p000402.html