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

Description

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

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

The object Ring head in the shape of a catfish with the object ID 3051768 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 295 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Publications

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

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).