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title: Yayoi Blade
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4615/yayoi-blade/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yayoi Blade
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4615.jpg)
## Image Caption
Ritual [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) spear-blade (dohoko) from the [Yayoi Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yayoi_Period/). The blade is said to have been excavated at Okamoto-cho, Kasuga [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), modern Fukuoka Prefecture, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, March 09). Yayoi Blade. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Yayoi Blade." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2016. .
### MLA
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