Ten geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036285
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
B: 1,5 cm - 5 cm
B: 0.6 inch - 2.0 inch
Description
brass, with patina, of various forms and sizes, comb- and swastika motifs;
produced by lost wax casting. The swastika sign probably originated in the Islamic north, where such signs were found engraved on stones, used as a safeguard against thieves. With two weights the interspace was poured out (mostly with lead) in order to increase their weight.
The object Ten geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036285 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 256 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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