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# Bead

Cast, copper alloy, flat, trapezoidal bead. A narrow tube along the upper edge for suspension is curved at either end. In the centre of the front is a circular hole for a paste or stone insert, now missing.

- **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-d](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3821-d) · Pramāṇa
