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A small carved stone container
Lot 8

A small carved stone container

Kofun period (4th century)

Closed15 April 2016

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USD 20,000

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A small carved stone container
Kofun period (4th century)
The carved stone container set on four short feet, the lid and body finely polished and designed with deeply carved bands, each with two small holes, interior of the container finished with fine polish
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) diameter

Private collection, Japan

Specialist note

This type of carved stone container is extremely rare and only few examples are known to exist.
Another container in similar style excavated from the Higashinomiya Tumulus, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture registered as Important Cultural Property, is in the collection of the Kyoto National Museum, accessible online at https://www.emuseum.jp/detail/101147?x===_lang=en_lang=ja===_e======801=8=detail=