Mirror from Hyogo tomb mound identified as Chinese

Mirror from Hyogo tomb mound identified as Chinese

KOBE, Japan - This mirror, unearthed from a tomb mound in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1917, was made in China some 2,000 years ago and is the oldest mirror discovered in the northern Kinki region, western Japan, archeologists said Feb. 20. The mirror discovered at the Morio mound was determined by experts to have been made during China's Wang Mang period (A.D. 8-23) based on its form and inscriptions.

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  • ILEA001088308
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  • 2002/2/20 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2002 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1956 pixel
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  • 929.48(KB)*
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