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
The object Six objects with the object ID 3035575 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 190 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Zeller, Rudolf, Die Goldgewichte von Asante (Westafrika), Leipzig, Berlin 1912, Tafel 1