Geometrical goldweight · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036353
sold
EUR 135
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
M: 3,8 cm x 2,8 cm
M: 1.5 inch x 1.1 inch
Description
brass, rectangular form, swastika motifs, min. dam., traces of corrosion
The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036353 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 257 achieved a sales price of EUR 135 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 52