GOLD WEIGHT - CEREMONIAL SWORD - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan

Akan, Ashanti, Asante, antique goldweight. Ceremonial sword. Goldweight. Figurative. Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as weight in trade; and for weighing gold dust and gold grains. A particularly African bronze miniature object, good antique quality, with unique details, with wear from tribal use. See also Brigitte Menzel, Gold weights from Ghana, figures 951 - 957. Characteristically traditional bronze object from the Akan, Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa. African bronze, lost-wax casting method, lost wax, cire perdue. Most likely 18th/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina. Weighs 13.3 grams, dimensions 6.8 x 1.5 x 0.2 / 1.1 cm. Size reference: compare with the coins. From an old and unique private collection. See photos, which are part of the description. Carefully packed; and insured shipping with track and trace via PostNL. Can also be picked up in Leiden, Netherlands.

Estimate:£0.84

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