Description
頭部に刻みを持つ整った形態の勾玉で、定形勾玉と呼ばれる。縄文時代後晩期の東日本を中心に発達し、九州でもみられる。同形の勾玉は、弥生時代になっても北部九州の首長が好んで使用しており、弥生文化に取り入れられた縄文祭祀を知ることができる。翡翠は、新潟県糸魚川産と推定される。
Data source
ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026