Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Okhotsk pottery (Nose design)
No.33
DescriptionOkhotsk pottery (Nose design)
SiteTokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: from Bone Mound a of Pit House 7a
Size (cm)D. 26.8
PeriodLate stage of Okhotsk culture
Date8-9th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentHaritsuke-mon series pottery from the Late Okhotsk culture, with an appliqué decoration featuring a human nose design. Patterns of zoomorphic representation as in No. 32 are often seen in Okhotsk pottery, but designs featuring the human body are not often evident.