A ram's liewl, made of pure gold, taken from the Royal Tempfe at Coomassic, has been presented to the ltoyal Artillery moss at Woohvich by the officers of the regiment who served in the Ashantce expedition. Tho trophy weighs forty-two ounces, and is of rough natire workmanship, having apparently been wrought gold of the solid metal with rude tools, it measures nine inches across, and the same in length, and it was fixed against the walls of tho temple, where it did duty as one of the royal fetishes, It was presented by Major Braekenbwy, iu tlw iiiuaw of hifl brother ofikore,
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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1882, 4 August 1874, Page 3
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102Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1882, 4 August 1874, Page 3
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