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# Kohl-stick

Cast,copper alloy kohl or antimony rod with a finial in the shape of a stylised bird with a rounded head, short beak and pointed tail. The beak, tail feathers and top of the shaft are delineated by incised lines, the eye by a single dot. The body is decorated with two punched dot in circle motifs on each side.

- **Kind:** artefact

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