National treasures

"The Mapungubwe Gold Collection curated by University of Pretoria is perhaps of the most significant and astonishingly rare archaeological gold collections in South Africa. The Mapungubwe Gold Collection comprises of hundreds of gold bracelets and beaded gold necklaces that are made up of over 12 000 gold beads. Included in the collection are gold coiled anklets and gold bangles, as well as a diversity of gold foil forms of which the most recognisable are the animal figurines of a gold rhino, a gold leopard and a gold cattle figurines as well as some decorative gold foil forms. This beautifully illustrated publication covers this remarkable archaeological gold collection providing a wealth of information about their discovery, history, meaning and preservation"-- Publisher's description.