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Gold Weight
Unknown19th-20th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Long rectangular-shaped weight with raised horizontal line that extends the length of rectangle, and short raised lines extending above and below this line, suggesting overall, a stylized swastika. CONDITION: Dirt and dust on surface.
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Details
- Title: Gold Weight
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th-20th century
- Location Created: Ashanti Region, Ghana
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/116381/Gold_Weight
- Medium: Cast brass
- Dimensions: 1/4 x 3/8 x 1 in. (0.6 x 1 x 2.5 cm)
- Culture: Akan
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 88.192.88
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