KAME-ISHI ("Tortoise Stone")



Kame -ishi profile 1

 Length 3.6 meters 7th century
Asuka-mura, Tachibana

According to one theory, this stone was used to delineate jori field boundaries, but its real purpose is unknown. Its exterior bears lattice-shaped indentations like those on the Masuda no iwafune.

Kame -ishi profile 2
Kame -ishi profile 3
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