Ten geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036432
sold
EUR 120
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 1,7 cm - 4,1 cm
L: 0.7 inch - 1.6 inch
Description
brass, rechtangular form with varying decor, traces of corrosion
The object Ten geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036432 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 120 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 243, 280, 283, 330