Seven goldweights · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035576
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Albert Gsell, Tübingen-Lustnau, GermanySize
L: 2,5 cm - 4 cm
L: 1.0 inch - 1.6 inch
Description
brass, different forms, et. al. board, female torso, bell, bird, snail, min. dam., slight traces of usage
The object Seven goldweights with the object ID 3035576 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 179 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Zeller, Rudolf, Die Goldgewichte von Asante (Westafrika), Leipzig, Berlin 1912, Tafel VI, ill. 189, Tafel XI, ill. 272 b, Tafel XVII, ill. 439