Five geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036439
sold
EUR 120
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: ca. 4,5 cm (each)
H: ca. 1.8 inch (each)
Description
brass, with patina, openwork weights, semi-circular or star-shaped with triangles and spirals
The object Five geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036439 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 293 achieved a sales price of EUR 120.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, ill. 352