Ring · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041539
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, GermanySize
H: 3,5 cm
H: 1.4 inch
Description
brass, with catfish decor, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
in various african societies the catfish motif is looked upon as a symbol for wealth, power and fertility.
The object Ring with the object ID 3041539 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 235 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Ross, Doran H., Gold of the Akan from the Glassell Collection, Houston 2002, p. 174