石せき製せい模も造ぞう品ひん

noun

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.

• 古こ墳ふんからは石せき製せい模も造ぞう品ひんが多た数すう出しゅつ土どしている。

  Many miniature stone replicas have been excavated from the ancient burial mounds.

• 石せき製せい模も造ぞう品ひんには、鏡かがみや剣けんをかたどったものがある。

  Among the miniature stone replicas are those shaped like mirrors and swords.