Accession Number1997/1.381
TitleGold-weight
Artist(s)AkanArtist NationalityAkan (culture or style)Object Creation Date20th centuryMedium & SupportbrassDimensions 11/16 in x 3/8 in x 1/16 in (1.7 cm x 1 cm x 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Vivian CurtisSubject matterGeometric gold-weight with two comb-like motifs. One corner has been cut off, possibly to adjust the weight.
Sheales, Fiona, African Goldweights, London, BMP, 2014
Physical DescriptionGold-weight in the shape of a rectangle with two sets of perpendicular lines. One corner may have been cut off.
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Keywords
goldweights
measuring
miniature (size attribute)
weighing devices