Gold ornament

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Description

wax thread disc with delicate spiral pattern on both sides, fine toothed rim, slightly dam., base;
the concentrical circles are called “tadee” or ponds, for they remind of the circular waves occuring when an object is thrown into calm water. Research assumes a connection with the purifying rites of soul washing.

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Comparing literature

Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus o.J., S. 30

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