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Bronze bell No. 16 from the Kamo-Iwakura site
Unkownaround 1st century
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Izumo city, Japan
National treasure. The dotaku (bronze bell ) unearthed from the Kamo Iwakura site have a nested structure. In this way, this dotaku was set into No.15 dotaku. It was made from the same mold as the dotaku that is said to have been unearthed from Gifu prefecture.
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- Title: Bronze bell No. 16 from the Kamo-Iwakura site
- Creator Lifespan: permanent exhibition room - Unknown
- Creator Nationality: Unkown
- Creator Gender: Unkown
- Creator Birth Place: Unkown
- Date: around 1st century
- Unkown: Unkown
- Physical Dimensions: h30.6
- Provenance: Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Type: casting
- Rights: 文化庁蔵
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