Kohl-stick

Cast, copper alloy fragment of a kohl or antimony rod with a flat, slightly pear-shaped head; a similarly shaped eye cut out near the top. One side depicts a hare looking backwards; the other is decorated with one round and two smaller drop-shaped cartouches filled with arabesques. The surface is very worn and pitted;

Kind

artefact

Date

1000–1199 CE

Place

Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)