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# Bead

Iridescent, decayed mother-of-pearl (?) bead, the hole reinforced with a thin cylinder of copper alloy.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 450–499 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3929-p](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3929-p) · Pramāṇa
