Goldweight: shield · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036339
Vendu
250 €
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)Description
brass, slightly vaulted rectangular form, geometrical decor on the front, stars on the backside, slight traces of corrosion;
one edge broken off on purpose in order to achieve the correspondent weight.
Littérature comparée
Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 1048