Cylindrical Haniwa - Ento Haniwa

Japanese: 円筒埴輪 - えんとうはにわ

These are typical reddish-brown or light brown haniwa that are cylindrical and have several raised bands on the outside. Some are known as morning glory shaped, with an open rim. There are usually circular holes between the raised bands. In ancient burial mounds, they were placed in rows of one to three layers at the base of the mound, and are thought to have served as a kind of decoration or fence.

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Japanese:

円筒形をなし，外面に数本の凸帯のある普通にみられる赤褐色または淡褐色の埴輪。口縁部が外に開いたいわゆる朝顔形と呼ばれるものもある。通常凸帯の間に円形の穴がみられる。古墳では墳丘の裾などに1重から3重ぐらいに列をなして置かれ，表飾か垣根のような役割をしたとも考えられる。

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