Yayoi Blade

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by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 09 March 2016

Yayoi Blade — Ritual bronze spear-blade (dohoko) from the Yayoi Period. The blade is said to have been excavated at Okamoto-cho, Kasuga City, modern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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