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# Dress-pin

Part of the shaft and finial of a hair- or dress-pin, cast in copper alloy. The finial is in the shape of a peacock, with a crest and a splayed tail, but no detailing. The eyes are marked by a dot in circle. The same motif is stamped on the body and tail on one side and on the body on the other.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3923](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3923) · Pramāṇa
