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# Kohl-stick

Cast, copper alloy pin with a finial in the shape of a duck, possibly a kohl or antimony rod. The round shaft is decorated with a thicker rectangular section with a boss on each side centred between two grooves. The shaft below this point is missing.

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

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