Ten geometrical goldweights
Ghana, Akan
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.