Accession Number1997/1.376
TitleGold-weight
Artist(s)AkanArtist NationalityAkan (culture or style)Object Creation Date20th centuryMedium & SupportbrassDimensions 11/16 in x 9/16 in x 5/16 in (1.7 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Vivian CurtisSubject matterGold-weights featuring only bars as decoration are thought to be an early design, possibly from no later than the 18th century.
See: T. Phillips, African Goldweights: Miniature Sculptures from Ghana, 1400-1900, pp. 86-87.
Physical DescriptionGold-weight in a rectangular shape decorated with four raised bars.
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Keywords
goldweights
measuring
miniature (size attribute)
weighing devices