Zemanek-Münster

Geometrical goldweight

Ghana, Akan
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 !


Comparing literature

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

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