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# Bracteate

Domed bracteate of brass, with a nipple in the centre and eight lobes. Pierced with four holes and incised with a Maltese cross-shaped design with curving lines. A fragment of cloth adheres to reverse.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1–699 CE
- **Place:** Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3687-h](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3687-h) · Pramāṇa
