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
Comparing literature
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 244, 265, 279, 297,