Details
A gilt-bronze sword pommel
Kofun period (6th century)
The sword pommel finely cast and gilded, designed with a dragon head holding a jewel in its mouth
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
With a label stating that the sword pommel was excavated at Mikuri Town, Tano County, Mie Prefecture
Provenance
Nagao Ukichi
Nagao Museum, Osaka, Japan

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