Zemanek-Münster

Fifteen geometrical goldweights

Ghana, Akan
sold EUR 220
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
L: 2,2 cm - 6 cm
L: 0.9 inch - 2.4 inch

Description

brass, with patina, narrow and flat forms, “comb-like”, one weight pierced, some have lead added to increase their weight


Comparing literature

Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, ill. 126

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