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# Dress-pin

Cast, copper alloy pin with a flat finial in the shape of stylised cockerel. The neck is short; the head has a prominent beak and erect comb. The tail is erect and slightly fanned. The wings are rounded at the front, narrowing to a point at the back and stand slightly proud of the body.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 700–1199 CE
- **Place:** Kāpiśī (34.9800, 69.3000)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3712-k](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3712-k) · Pramāṇa
