Gold weight - Hoorn - Wrapped with wire - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan

AKAN, ASHANTI, ASANTE, ANCIENT GOLD WEIGHT. HORN WOUND WITH WIRE. Gold weight. Figurative. Ghana, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a weight in trading; and for weighing raw gold and gold beads. A particularly African bronze miniature object, good antique quality, with unique details, worn from tribal use. See also Brigitte Menzel, Gold weights from Ghana, figures 1026 - 1047. And Tom Phillips, African Goldweights, figures 183, 184, 185. Characteristic and traditional bronze object from the AKAN, ASHANTI, Ghana, West Africa. African bronze, lost-wax casting method, cire perdue. Most likely 18th/19th century. Beautiful tribal patina. Weighs 42.8 grams, dimensions 7.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm. For size reference, compare with the coins. From an old and unique private collection. See photographs, which are part of the description. Carefully packed; and insured shipping with track and trace via PostNL. Also available for pickup in Leiden, Netherlands.

Estimate:£29.47

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