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Gold Weight
Unknown19th or 20th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Cast brass weight in shape of two beetles. Their form is ovoid and obverse is very smooth. There is a thin semi-circular line between the heads and the bodies. The reverse is irregular.Condition: Very good.
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Details
- Title: Gold Weight
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th or 20th century
- Location Created: Ashanti Region, Ghana
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/101360/Gold_Weight
- Medium: Cast brass
- Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (2.9 x 0.6 x 3.2 cm)
- Culture: Asante
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 74.218.58
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