haniwa
/hɑˈniːwɑ/
noun
- An ancient Japanese clay figure or sculpture, often placed on or around tombs as a funerary object.
- The museum displayed a haniwa from the Kofun period, shaped like a warrior.
- Archaeologists discovered several haniwa figures arranged in a circle around the burial mound.
- She studied the simple, elegant design of a haniwa horse in her art history class.