It is said that, after cremation, the ashes of Empress Jito were placed in a silver urn which was also stolen and, tragically, her ashes were discarded nearby.
持統天皇の遺骨は火葬されたため銀の骨壺に収められていたが、骨壺も奪い去られ、無残な事に中の遺骨は近くに遺棄されたという。