miniature stone replicas of tools, mirrors, effigies, weapons, etc. used in Kofun-period burials and rituals
Archaeological term referring to small stone objects placed in tombs during the Kofun period (ca. 250–538 AD). They imitate everyday items and are thought to have served funerary or ceremonial functions.
Many miniature stone replicas have been excavated from the ancient burial mounds.
石製模造品には、鏡や剣をかたどったものがある。
Among the miniature stone replicas are those shaped like mirrors and swords.
埴輪 are clay figures placed on or around Kofun-period tombs, while 石製模造品 are small stone replicas of tools and objects placed inside the tomb.
Compound of 石製 (せきせい, 'made of stone') and 模造品 (もぞうひん, 'imitation article'). The term is a modern archaeological classification for miniature stone objects from the Kofun period.