Sixteen geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036402
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Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
D: 0,8 cm - 2,1 cm
D: 0.3 inch - 0.8 inch
Description
brass, predominantly round forms, varying from disc-shaped to cylindrical, slight traces of corrosion
The object Sixteen geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036402 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 237.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 112, 116, 127, 486, 1149