Kohl-stick

Cast, copper alloy kohl or antimony rod with a flat, slightly pear-shaped head, a similarly shaped eye cut out at the top and a small pentagonal finial at the apex. One side is decorated with a dog (?) with pointed ears and a long, shaggy tail; the other has a scroll on either side of the eye and a bird below.

Kind

artefact

Date

1000–1199 CE

Place

Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)