Thirteen gold weights with bird motif · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052847
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (c)
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (d,f)
Arts Afrique, Lomé, Togo (e, g)
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Glauerdt (k)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (1971-76) (a-m)
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
a) bird on a square stepped pyramid, h: 3.2 cm
b) ornament with four birds, h: 5.0 cm
c) rooster, h: 3.8 cm
d) tree with seven birds, h: 3.3 cm Britain
e) bird trap, h: 4.2 cm
f) bird / dove, h: 3 cm
g) bird without legs, h: 5.1 cm
h) chicken with spiral ornament, h: 3.5 cm
i) bird (heron?), h: 2.8 cm
j) bird on a lucky knot, broken on one side, h: 5.4 cm
k) rooster on a square pyramid, h: 4.2 cm
l) bird on square base, h: 3 cm
m) bird, h: 3 cm
The object Thirteen gold weights with bird motif with the object ID 3052847 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 296 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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