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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
11/16 in x 11/16 in x 1/16 in (1.8 cm x 1.8 cm x 0.2 cm)
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.385

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight decorated with a raised circle flanked by two lines and surrounded by a comb-like border on two sides. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a rectangle with a raised circle flanked by two lines, framed by raised notches along two sides. 

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