"goggle-eyed" clay figure; Jōmon period humanoid figurine
Archaeological term for a distinctive type of clay figurine from the late Jōmon period, characterized by large, goggle-like eyes.
A goggle-eyed clay figure was excavated from a site in Aomori Prefecture.
The goggle-eyed clay figure is a representative figurine of the late Jōmon period.
土偶 is the general term for clay figurines from the Jōmon period; 遮光器土偶 specifies the goggle-eyed variety.
Formed from 遮光器 and 土偶; the name refers to the figurine’s large eyes, which were thought to resemble snow goggles used in Arctic regions.