Gold-copper "shoes", a national treasure excavated from the Fujinoki Tumulus, were damaged during an investigation due to repairs.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs has announced that the gold and copper shoes, a national treasure excavated from the Fujinoki Tumulus in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture, have been damaged due to a mistake during an investigation during repairs.

The Fujinoki Tumulus is a circular burial mound in the latter half of the 6th century in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture. Was specified for.

According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the damaged one was a gold-copper shoe with a length of about 40 cm, which was fragile due to rust, etc., so the Nara Prefectural Kashihara Archaeological Institute, which stores grave goods. I was asking for repairs.

Then, on the 6th of last month, when the research institute conducted a repair investigation, a researcher accidentally touched it, and a crack of about 12 cm was made on the toe side, and a crack that was originally 3 cm on the heel side was 8 cm. It spread to the extent.

It also means that two decorative metal fittings attached to the shoes have been removed.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs says, "I am sorry that I have damaged the cultural properties entrusted to me by the people. I would like to try to prevent recurrence."