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