Funerary goods unearthed at tomb mound in Nara

Funerary goods unearthed at tomb mound in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2010, shows a cylindrical bead made of glass and jasper beads that were unearthed at a tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. The Kashihara Archeological Institute said Jan. 7, 2010, that 81 copper mirrors were also found at the tomb mound believed to have been created between the end of the 3rd century and beginning of the 4th century to bury a great king.

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.

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. (Kyodo)

Funerary goods unearthed at tomb mound in Nara

Funerary goods unearthed at tomb mound in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2010, shows a cylindrical bead made of glass and jasper beads that were unearthed at a tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. The Kashihara Archeological Institute said Jan. 7, 2010, that 81 copper mirrors were also found at the tomb mound believed to have been created between the end of the 3rd century and beginning of the 4th century to bury a great king. (Kyodo)