Ten geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036390
sold
EUR 80
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 2,5 cm - 5,3 cm
L: 1.0 inch - 2.1 inch
Description
brass, with patina, rectangular forms with decor (rams horn and comb motive)
The object Ten geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036390 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 252 achieved a sales price of EUR 80.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 252, 287, 188