Stone bowl - Stone bowl

Japanese: 石製合子 - せきせいごうす

A type of stone container with a lid (a bowl). They can be found in Predynastic Egypt and the Shang Dynasty in China, but in Japan they have been excavated as grave goods from the Kofun period. They are made of jasper or talc. Jasper products are round in shape with a diameter of 3 to 10 cm and include those with short legs on all four sides of the base and those that are oval and legless. These have been excavated from 4th century kofun tombs. On the other hand, talc products are limited to oval-shaped and legless items, and are relics from the 5th century. Some are larger than jasper products, and the largest stone bowl was excavated from Hirakawa Kurumazuka Kofun in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, measuring 21.5 cm in major axis, 15.5 cm in minor axis, and 18.0 cm in height.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

蓋のある石製容器の一種(合子)。エジプト先王朝時代や中国の殷代などにもあるが，日本では古墳時代の副葬品として出土する。碧玉製と滑石製とがある。碧玉製品には，直径3～10cmの円い平面形をなし，底部の四方に短脚をそなえたものと，楕円形で無脚のものとがある。これらは4世紀の古墳から出土する。一方，滑石製品は，楕円形の無脚品に限られ，5世紀の遺品である。碧玉製品よりも大きいものが含まれ，長径21.5cm，短径15.5cm，高さ18.0cmをはかる京都府城陽市平川車塚古墳出土品は，石製合子として最大である。

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