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Geometric Gold Weight

Unknown19th-20th century

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Symmetrical design. Bar across top and bottom. Also bar up and down each side, these with dents (9 on each end) extending to edges. In the center, 2 pairs of "rams horns" that curve inward from one view and oppose each other from the other. Deeply gouged design, large conical gouge on underside. Heavy greenish-black mottling all over, except one corner where someone has filed down to the brass. CONDITION: Much reddish matter in top interstices.

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