Ten geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036440
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 1,4 cm - 4 cm
L: 0.6 inch - 1.6 inch
Description
brass, with patina, different sizes, rectangular and square forms, with bars, “bow-tie” or calligraphic motifs
The object Ten geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036440 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 274 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 154, 206, 331, 363, 396