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