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Ornament pendant in form of a ram head ·  Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045192

sold EUR 3,600
Provenance
Roger Bédiat, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
H: 9,5 cm
B: 7,8 cm
H: 3.7 inch
B: 3.1 inch

Description

gold alloy ca. 0,320 (7,68 carat), weight: 76 g, wax thread technique

Ram heads are related to the saying: “My strength is in my horns” - here the ram signifies the chief, for it is powerful, intelligent and wise.


The object Ornament pendant in form of a ram head with the object ID 3045192 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 163 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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Expertise

Nr. 1527, Eidgenössisches Kontrollamt für Edelmetalle, Zurich, 4.11.1988


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