Geometrical goldweight · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036355
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 4,5 cm
B: 5 cm
H: 1.8 inch
B: 2.0 inch
Description
brass, in form of a triangle with a circular drilling in the centre, slight traces of corrosion
The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036355 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 240 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 172, ill. 338