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Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion, Ghana, Akan / Ashanti, Size: L: 5,5 cm H: 3,5 cm D: 2 cm (L: 2.2 inch H: 1.4 inch D: 0.8 inch), ID: 3045197
Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion, Ghana, Akan / Ashanti, Size: L: 5,5 cm H: 3,5 cm D: 2 cm (L: 2.2 inch H: 1.4 inch D: 0.8 inch), ID: 3045197 - 2/4 Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion, Ghana, Akan / Ashanti, Size: L: 5,5 cm H: 3,5 cm D: 2 cm (L: 2.2 inch H: 1.4 inch D: 0.8 inch), ID: 3045197 - 3/4 Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion, Ghana, Akan / Ashanti, Size: L: 5,5 cm H: 3,5 cm D: 2 cm (L: 2.2 inch H: 1.4 inch D: 0.8 inch), ID: 3045197 - 4/4
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Lot 164
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Chief's ring "mpetea" with scorpion ·  Ghana, Akan / Ashanti · ID: 3045197

sold EUR 600
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
L: 5,5 cm
H: 3,5 cm
D: 2 cm
L: 2.2 inch
H: 1.4 inch
D: 0.8 inch

Description

gold alloy ca.0,260 (6,24 carat), weight: 55,1 g,
There are a lot of proverbs associated with the scorpion. Probably the most plausible has to do with deception: “The scorpion does not bite with its mouth, but with its tail” - which means “the enemy may not fight you openly, but undermines you in secret”.

Expertise

Nr. 548, Eidgenössisches Kontrollamt für Edelmetalle, Zurich, 9. 5.1986

Comparing literature

Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus 2008, p. 104

Africa

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