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Three goldweights: pepper, okra and peanut - Ghana,

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Three goldweights: pepper, okra and peanut - Ghana,

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Description

brass, with patina, casts from nature
H: 4,2 cm (pepper); 6 cm (okra); 3,5 cm (peanuts)
Provenance:
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Published in:
Büse, J.E., Akan-Goldgewichte: Eine Kultur in Bronze, in: Sammler-Journal 2 (1979), p. 82
Lit.: Phillips, Tom, African Goldweights, London 2010, p. 44
Continent: Africa

Condition

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Three goldweights: pepper, okra and peanut - Ghana,

Name: Three goldweights: pepper, okra and peanut - Ghana,
SKU: 28924604
Price: 80 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €100 - €600

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