| Location | Matsusaka, Mie |
|---|---|
| Shape | Square-fronted, square-backed mound |
| Mound length | 82.2 m |
| Period | Late 4th c. |
| Designation | National Historic Site |
A square-fronted, square-backed mound (zenpo-koho-fun) spanning Ono-cho and Ureshino Ueno-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture (the Agency for Cultural Affairs' designation account also includes Ureshino-Shimonosho-cho). Mound length 82.2m, with the rear mound 6.0m high; among the largest square-fronted, square-backed mounds in Mie Prefecture. Dating to the second half of the 4th century, the burial facility is a clay-lined coffin chamber. Finds include bronze mirrors, swords, spears, wheel-shaped stones, stone bracelets, tubular stone objects, and jar-shaped pottery. A National Historic Site, important as an early chiefly tomb of the Matsusaka area.
According to Matsusaka City, the clay burial yielded three mirrors, a blade, three wheel-shaped stones, eleven stone bracelets, two tubular stone objects and other items, and three spearheads were found outside it. The Agency for Cultural Affairs' designation account instead lists four mirrors, thirteen stone bracelets, four wheel-shaped stones and two tubular stone objects, along with iron items such as straight swords. The finds are held by the Tokyo National Museum.
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