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# Kohl-stick

Copper alloy kohl or antimony rod with a finial in the shape of a long-necked goose in the round. The eye is depicted as an incised dot; the wings are clearly defined and there is a small knob on the back. Only the thickened, rectangular upper part of the shaft survives.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 700–1199 CE
- **Place:** Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3681-h](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3681-h) · Pramāṇa
