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- Mirror with TLV Patterns and Atypical Details (Excavated from Mozume Ebisuyama tomb, Mukō City, Kyoto)
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Important Cultural Property
Mirror with TLV Patterns and Atypical Details (Excavated from Mozume Ebisuyama tomb, Mukō City, Kyoto)
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- JK535
Photo No：141014_JL_0001
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| Title | Mirror with TLV Patterns and Atypical Details (Excavated from Mozume Ebisuyama tomb, Mukō City, Kyoto) |
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| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
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| Category | Archaeology (J) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kofun (Tumulus) |
| Century | 4th |
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| Materials | Cast bronze |
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Mirrors are often found in tombs of the Kofun-period (ca. 3rd–ca. 7th century) Japanese elite. This example has a design influenced by Han Chinese mirrors. It is called a TLV mirror for the letter-like forms surrounding the central square on its back. The other side is reflective.
Japan-Kofun (Tumulus)