Ring head in the shape of a catfish · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3051768

Name: Ring head in the shape of a catfish
SKU: 3051768
Price: 800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 800

Provenance

Stephanie Uhart Negret, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Size

H: 4,8 cm

B: 5 cm

H: 1.9 inch

B: 2.0 inch

Description

gold: 7 ct, 33 g, remains of the ring shank on the back

The catfish is a frequently found motif on Akan courtly finger rings.

"Oro de Africa - Insignias de Poder", Colección Stephanie Uhart Negret, Santiago de Chile 2007, p. 17

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