Ornament

Cast, copper alloy fragment of a flat, drop-shaped ornament, possibly a vessel-fitting, topped by a small lozenge-shaped finial. It is decorated in the centre with an incised roundel containing a Solomon's knot, flanked by a punched and pierced dot in circle motif. The back is covered with fine machine-made striations.

Kind

artefact

Date

900–1099 CE

Place

Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)