Twelve geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036422
sold
EUR 120
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
L: 1,2 cm - 4,7 cm
L: 0.5 inch - 1.9 inch
Description
brass, rectangular forms with varying geometrical patterns, small missing parts, slight traces of corrosion
The object Twelve geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036422 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 296 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. 244, 265, 279, 297,