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Dress-pin

Cast, copper alloy hair- or dress-pin; the finial in the form of a stylised U-shaped bird, the head with a pointed crest and beak; the tail forked and slightly fanned. The broken shaft is square in section and is decorated with a notched band between double incised lines.

Kind
artefact
Date
900–1099 CE
Place
Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)