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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
9/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (1.5 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm); ; ;
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.435

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight with two raised bars intersected by a single raised bar, decorated with small dots. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a square base with two horizontal raised bars and one vertical raised bar inbetween, decorated with small dots.  

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