Chief's ring "mpetea" with mudfish · Ghana, Akan / Ashanti · ID: 3045228
sold
EUR 950
Provenance
René David, Zurich, SwitzerlandRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
H: 6,4 cm
B: 7 cm
D: 2 cm
H: 2.5 inch
B: 2.8 inch
D: 0.8 inch
Description
gold alloy ca. 0,250 (6 carat) (fish) and 0,550 (13,2 carat) (ring), weight: 42 g, cast in lost form
The object Chief’s ring “mpetea” with mudfish with the object ID 3045228 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 174 achieved a sales price of EUR 950 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Expertise
Nr. 644, Eidgenössisches Kontrollamt für Edelmetalle, Zurich, 3.3.1982