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 part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 296 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.
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