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Dress-pin

Copper alloy hair- or dress-pin with a finial in the shape of a small duck, with a long neck and a groove along the top of the head. The body is flat on top, with notching along the sides defining the wings, and ending in a pointed tail. The bottom part of the round shaft is missing.

Kind
artefact
Date
700–799 CE
Place
Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)