Haniwa Warrior Figure
6th century, Earthenware, Japan, Kofun period (ca. 300–592), 62.44
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Haniwa on a Burial Mound
Haniwa figures are hollow earthenware funerary objects made during the Kofun period in Japan. As shown in this picture, they were not placed underground with the deceased but were placed on the open surfaces of the burial mound.
Haniwa on a Kofun Burial Mound © photolibrary.jp