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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 285666, member: 2844&quot;]I also think it is horn. When you hold tortoiseshell up to the light, you can see the patterns are layered and complex.</p><p>Both can darken with age. A bit of oil can bring out the colour and prevent further cracking.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;eendracht maakt macht&#039; text is Netherlands Dutch. The literal translation in Afrikaans would be &#039;eendrag maak mag&#039;, but I believe they generally use the term &#039;eenheid maak krag&#039;. Using the original Dutch term in this case is probably a legacy of VOC rule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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