Osaka Bay type bronze spear

Japanese: 大阪湾型銅戈 - おおさかわんがたどうか
Osaka Bay type bronze spear

…The oldest bronze spears were slender ones buried in graves at the end of the early Yayoi period, and after that they became larger and less functional as weapons. The Osaka Bay-type bronze spears have sawtooth patterns on the grooves, and in contrast to the Kitakyushu region, they tend to be smaller. The bronze spear was the most popular bronze weapon in China, but when it was transferred to Japan via Korea and was used as a ritual vessel, it was not as important as the bronze spear, bronze sword, or bronze bell. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Osaka Bay-type bronze spear" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最古のものは弥生時代前期末の墓に副葬した細形銅戈であり,以後は武器としての機能から離れる方向で大型化した。大阪湾型銅戈は樋に鋸歯文を表し,北九州地方とは反対に小型化の傾向がある。銅戈は中国では最も盛行した青銅武器であったが,朝鮮をへて日本へいたり祭器化していく過程では,銅矛,銅剣,銅鐸ほどには重視されなかった。…

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