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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. 19Th C. African Ashanti Gold Weights - Birds (Pr)



Descripción : Africa, Burkino Faso, Ashanti culture, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of bronze weights, both cast as avian forms, the smaller one with intricately incised wings and a lovely green patina, the larger a water bird with webbed feet, a spiraled beak with a hole for attaching, and a ring around one leg. Weights have been used to measure gold dust since the pre-European 1400s. According to the African Art Museum The Ashanti are credited, however, with introducing representational art to this genre—so anything depicting a person or animal, post-1700, can rightly be called an Ashanti gold weight. Two lovely examples. Size: larger weight measures 2.75 L x 1.5 H (7 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: Ex-Paul & Louise Bernheimer collection, Cambridge, MA and Laguna Woods, CA. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111940
Precio: 0.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 200 USD-400 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 350
Título : 19Th C. African Ashanti Gold Weights - Birds (Pr)
Talla : larger weight measures 2.75 L x 1.5
Condition report : Smaller weight shows losses to tail, left foot, and right leg. Large one with small breaks to feet and minor casting flaws. Nevertheless, nice representative examples.
Artemis Gallery, subastador, Louisville, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Antiquities, Ethnographic & Folk Art
Fecha de la venta : 03/08/2016 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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