Fourteen gold weights cast from natural forms · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052842
Sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Arts Afrique, Lomé, Togo (a,g,i)Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany (b, d, e, f, h)
Herbert F. Rieser, London, UK (c)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (1972-1974) (a-l)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
a) crab leg, l: 3.1 cm
b) crab leg, l: 3.1 cm
c) fruit seed, h: 1.8 cm
d) palm wood-borer beetle, l: 4.4 cm
e) apple-like fruit, h: 2.2 cm
f) crab, old collection no. “31”, l: 2.7 cm
g) crab leg (?), l: 3.4 cm
h) kola nut fruit cluster, h: 3.8 cm
i) fruit cluster, h: 2.5 cm
j) three groundnuts, h: 3.1 - 5.2 cm
k) seashell, h: 2.4 cm
l) gourd, h: 2.4 cm
The object Fourteen gold weights cast from natural forms with the object ID 3052842 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 297 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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