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Twenty-five geometrical goldweights - Ghana, Akan

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Twenty-five geometrical goldweights - Ghana, Akan

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Description

brass, square and rectangular forms, with bars and calligraphic motifs, slight traces of corrosion
L: 0,9 cm - 1,6 cm
Provenance:
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany (collected in situ, 1973-75)
Lit.: Menzel, Brigitte, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlin 1968, ill. 170, 171, 300, 335, 339, 432
Continent: Africa

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Twenty-five geometrical goldweights - Ghana, Akan

Name: Twenty-five geometrical goldweights - Ghana, Akan
SKU: 28924706
Price: 100 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €100 - €600

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