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# Stopper

Cast copper alloy antimony or kohl phial-stopper with a finial in the shape of a stylised peacock; the neck arched and the scalloped tail curled over the back to touch the head and form a circle. The wings are curved downwards ending in a point beyond the tail.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 700–799 CE
- **Place:** Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3711-i](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3711-i) · Pramāṇa
