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.
The object Goldweight: shield with the object ID 3036339 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 322 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1048