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Gold-weight

Akan

Artwork Details

Gold-weight
20th century
Akan
brass
9/16 in x 1/2 in x 5/16 in (1.4 cm x 1.2 cm x 0.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.495

Description

Subject Matter:

Geometric gold-weight in the form of a square with a raised line surrounded by two small spheres. 

Physical Description:

Gold-weight in the shape of a square base with a central raised line surrounded on either side by a spherical protrusion. 

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