Sixteen geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036397
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L 1,5 cm - 5 cm
L 0.6 inch - 2.0 inch
Description
brass, different forms (et. al. sickle, discs etc.), slight traces of corrosion
The object Sixteen geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036397 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 245 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 120, 128, 135