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magatama

curved, comma-shaped beads or jewels that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period (ca. 1000 BCE to the sixth century CE)
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magatama

Summary

magatama ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • magatama is in the country of Japan[2].
  • magatama is a type of ornament[3].
  • magatama's Commons category is recorded as Magatamas[4].
  • magatama's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '勾玉'}[5].

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Definition and Type

magatama is a type of ornament[3].

Why It Matters

magatama ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).[1] magatama has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] magatama is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Japan

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Subclass of → ornament
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543405205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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