Goldweight: shield · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036339
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
M: 7,4 cm x 5,2 cm
M: 2.9 inch x 2.0 inch
Description
brass, slightly vaulted rectangular form, geometrical decor on the front, stars on the backside, slight traces of corrosion;
one edge broken off on purpose in order to achieve the correspondent weight.
Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1048