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Ornament pendant in form of a ram head, Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 9,5 cm B: 7,8 cm (H: 3.7 inch B: 3.1 inch), ID: 3045192
Ornament pendant in form of a ram head, Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 9,5 cm B: 7,8 cm (H: 3.7 inch B: 3.1 inch), ID: 3045192 - 2/5 Ornament pendant in form of a ram head, Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 9,5 cm B: 7,8 cm (H: 3.7 inch B: 3.1 inch), ID: 3045192 - 3/5 Ornament pendant in form of a ram head, Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 9,5 cm B: 7,8 cm (H: 3.7 inch B: 3.1 inch), ID: 3045192 - 4/5 Ornament pendant in form of a ram head, Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 9,5 cm B: 7,8 cm (H: 3.7 inch B: 3.1 inch), ID: 3045192 - 5/5
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Lot 163
91 Tribal Art Auction

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.

Expertise

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

Africa

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