Six geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036398
sold
EUR 100
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 1,7 cm - 3,2 cm
H: 0.7 inch - 1.3 inch
Description
brass, pyramidal forms, some with traces of corrosion
The object Six geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036398 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 242 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 427, 434, 450