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Round Beads
Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"6
Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"
Munakata City, Fukuoka, Japan
At the ritual services on Okinoshima during the Kofun period, small, round, and millet-shaped glass beads in colors like blue, navy, green, yellow, and bitter orange, were offered up in huge quantities. Most of them are opaque, but of the blue and navy ones, some of them are partially transparent. With a degree of sparkling brilliance that could fluctuate, they must have been considered very beautiful.
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- Title: Round Beads
- Creator: Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"
- Date Created: 6
- Location Created: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: D. 0.1-0.8cm
- Type: Archaeological Remains
- Original Source: Treasure of Okinoshima
- Rights: Munakata Taisha
- Medium: Glass
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