Accession Number1986/2.135
TitleGold-weight
Artist(s)AkanArtist NationalityAkan (culture or style)Object Creation Date1900-1985Medium & SupportbrassDimensions 3/8 in x 3/8 in (1 cm x 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford GoldenSubject matterGold-weight in the shape of a geometric clover or trefoil. Weights of this shape were produced beginning in the 16th century and are a somewhat rare gold-weight shape.
See: Sheales, Fiona, African Goldweights, London, BMP, 2014.
Physical DescriptionGold-weight in the shape of a triangular block with trefoil-lobed ends and grooved sides.
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Keywords
Plants
geometric shapes
goldweights
measuring
miniature (size attribute)
weighing devices