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# Pin

Cast, copper alloy bird resembling a raven (?), with a curved beak, bulbous eyes and slightly splayed tail ending in a point. The wings are rounded at the front, taper to a point at the back and join together at a sharp angle along the top.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 700–1399 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3673](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3673) · Pramāṇa
