Geometrical goldweight · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036354
sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
D: 6,5 cm
D: 2.6 inch
Description
brass, disc-shaped with serrated rim, dot-shaped copper inserts, abrasion of surface;
early example !
The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036354 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 234 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 13, ill. 4