Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion

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Description

gold alloy ca.0,260 (6,24 carat), weight: 55,1 g,
There are a lot of proverbs associated with the scorpion. Probably the most plausible has to do with deception: “The scorpion does not bite with its mouth, but with its tail” - which means “the enemy may not fight you openly, but undermines you in secret”.

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Expertise

Nr. 548, Eidgenössisches Kontrollamt für Edelmetalle, Zurich, 9. 5.1986

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Comparing literature

Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus 2008, p. 104

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