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# Dress-pin

Cast, copper alloy pin finial in the shape of a flat, stylised peacock with a crest and pointed beak, but no detailing. The dentated tail curves over the body, almost forming a circle with the back of the head. The shaft is missing.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3898](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3898) · Pramāṇa
