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					Originally Posted by  A. G. Maisey
					 
				 
				This thread has been running for quite some time, but I have never looked at it previously. 
 
When I look at these "crowns", it strikes me that I am looking at a representation of the tumpal motif. 
 
 Has anybody thought to investigate this? 
			
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 Hi Alan,
I want to bring your earlier comment back up because nobody really replied to your question. Lots of comments about the "bling" but nothing in regard to your suggestion of a 
tumpal motif, which makes sense to me.