Four goldweights: turtles · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036299
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 3 cm - 4,5 cm
L: 1.2 inch - 1.8 inch
Description
brass, with patina, a pair of turtles (two legs missing), a turtle in flat stylized form, another one possibly cast from nature (defects in the cast), additional: lizzard with curled tail
The object Four goldweights: turtles with the object ID 3036299 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 360 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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