Zemanek-Münster

Geometrical goldweight ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036351

sold EUR 80
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
M: 4,3 cm x 4 cm
M: 1.7 inch x 1.6 inch

Description

brass, massive rectangular form with geometrical decor, central motif: ram horns, slight traces of corrosion


The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036351 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 251 achieved a sales price of EUR 80.

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Comparing literature

Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 88, ill. 127


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