Five geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036406
sold
EUR 170
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 2,3 cm - 4,4 cm
H: 0.9 inch - 1.7 inch
Description
brass, pierced forms, slight traces of corrosion
The object Five geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036406 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 238 achieved a sales price of EUR 170 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 318, 1201