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# Ornament

Cast, copper alloy appliqué ornament in the shape of a shield with a rounded base and bevelled edge on which remains traces of gilding. The flat central surface is decorated with two incised, mirrored, half-acanthus scrolls. It is pierced by three holes; the one in the centre retains a bent pin.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1100–1199 CE
- **Place:** Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)

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