Zemanek-Münster

Fifteen geometrical goldweights ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036426

sold EUR 90
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
L: 1,1 cm - 5 cm
L: 0.4 inch - 2.0 inch

Description

brass, predominantly rectangular forms with geometrical decor, some augmented with lead, slight traces of corrosion


Comparing literature

Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 190, 211, 221, 225, 250, 281, 326, 388


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