Twenty geometrical goldweights · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036441
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Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Size
H: 1 cm - 2 cm
H: 0.4 inch - 0.8 inch
Description
brass, various alloys, with patina, square forms, thickness and ornaments varying, sometimes lead added to increase their weight
The object Twenty geometrical goldweights with the object ID 3036441 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 291.
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