Copper mirror from 240 found at ancient tomb mound in Nara

Copper mirror from 240 found at ancient tomb mound in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2010, shows a fragment of a bronze mirror that was among 81 mirrors which Kashihara Archeological Institute said Jan. 7, 2010, were found at a tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. The mirror the piece belongs to has an inscription of an era name and year that suggests it is from the year 240, the same year the emissary to China of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko is believed to have returned home.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001140103
  • Registered date
  • 2010/1/07 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2010 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 2074 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 657.74(KB)*
  • Special instruction

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