Niizawa senzuka kofun

  • Japanese: 新沢千塚古墳 (Niizawa senzuka kofun)

Niizawa senzuka kofun is a kofun burial mound in Nara prefecture. It is known for the foreign origins of the treasures buried there; these include items of glass believed to have been produced in Sassanian Persia, and earrings of a style commonly found in Silla (Korean) burials of the same time.

References

  • Gallery labels, "Izumo and Yamato," special exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Feb 2020.