Six objects · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3035575
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Albert Gsell, Tübingen-Lustnau, GermanySize
L: 6 cm - 11,5 cm
L: 2.4 inch - 4.5 inch
Description
brass, a pair of balances, two spoons for gold dust and a single spoon handle, a cylindrical receptacle for the storage of golddust and a small terracotta bottle in form of a human head, min. dam., all showing slight traces of usage
Comparing literature
Zeller, Rudolf, Die Goldgewichte von Asante (Westafrika), Leipzig, Berlin 1912, Tafel 1