Title: Inscribed Cylinder
Object type: Cylinder
Date: 7th century or earlier
Culture: Japan
Period: Kofun period (ca. 300–710)
Medium: Amber
Dimensions: 3/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in. (1 × 1.6 × 1 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY