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# Bead

Cast, copper alloy bead in the shape of a horizontally elongated hexangon, with a notched tube attached to the top edge for suspension. The front has a circular hole for a stone insert in the centre. Both front and back are slightly rounded.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3821-c](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3821-c) · Pramāṇa
