Geometrical goldweight · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036356
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
B: 10,5 cm
H: 6,3 cm
B: 4.1 inch
H: 2.5 inch
Description
brass, semicircular with toothed rim, chased decor on both sides, slight traces of corrosion
The object Geometrical goldweight with the object ID 3036356 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 235 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 177, ill. 349