Zemanek-Münster

Nineteen geometrical goldweights ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036414

sold EUR 100
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Size
L: 1,5 cm - 4,2 cm
L: 0.6 inch - 1.7 inch

Description

brass, various alloys, with patina, various forms and sizes, among others with bar and bow tie pattern, in so-called rams horn design


The object Nineteen geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036414 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 253 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.

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Comparing literature

Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 28, 86


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