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Ornamental pendant (crocodile), Ghana, Akan, Size: H: 7,5 cm L: 10,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch L: 4.1 inch), ID: 3050600
Ornamental pendant (crocodile), Ghana, Akan, Size: H: 7,5 cm L: 10,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch L: 4.1 inch), ID: 3050600 - 2/3 Ornamental pendant (crocodile), Ghana, Akan, Size: H: 7,5 cm L: 10,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch L: 4.1 inch), ID: 3050600 - 3/3
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Lot 169
102nd Auction

Ornamental pendant (crocodile) ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3050600

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
H: 7,5 cm
L: 10,5 cm
H: 3.0 inch
L: 4.1 inch

Description

gold, 16 carat, 29 grams, wax thread technique, two eyelets (one broken off), five more at the tail end

The object Ornamental pendant (crocodile) with the object ID 3050600 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 169 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 104 f.

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