Zemanek-Münster

Geometrical goldweight ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036349

sold EUR 850
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
D: 6,5 cm
D: 2.6 inch

Description

brass, chased cross-shaped ornament with 42 copper inserts, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
early example !


The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036349 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 233 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 11, ill. 2


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