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House-shaped Earthenware
UnknownYayoi period
Tottori Prefectural Museum
Tottori, Japan
This was found on the eastern shore of Togo Lake during land reclamation in 1916. It takes the form of a gambrel roofed house. The bottom section is missing and it likely had a conical base. The surface is pressed with patterns of shells and the whole artifact was painted in red. Although details of the the site is unknown, it is highly likely it was an offering for a tomb.
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Details
- Title: House-shaped Earthenware
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: Yayoi period
- Physical Location: Japan
- Title(japanese): 家型土器
- Tecniques and materials(japanese): 土器
- Physical Dimensions: h42 cm (broken off)
- Period(japanese): 古墳時代 中期
- Provenance: Tottori Prefectural Museum
- Type: Earthenware
- External Link: Tottori Prefectural Museum
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