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GOLDWEIGHT - COCK ON PYRAMID - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan - Ashanti - Asante - Ghana (No Reserve Price)
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GOLDWEIGHT - COCK ON PYRAMID - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan - Ashanti - Asante - Ghana (No Reserve Price)

Julien Gauthier

Selected by Julien Gauthier
AKAN, GHANA, HAAN OP PIRAMIDE. Goudgewicht. Akan, Ashanti, Asante. Gebruikt als gewicht (voor 1900) bij het handelen en bij het wegen van stofgoud en goudkorrels. Uniek Afrikaans bronzen miniatuur beeldje, uitstekende kwaliteit, met details, verfijnd. Karakteristiek en traditioneel bronzen voorwerp van de AKAN, Ghana, West Afrika. Met bijbehorende spreekwoorden (zie B. Menzel, Goldgewichte aus Ghana, Berlijn, 1968): When a cock is drunk it forgets all about the hawk. You can't do without a cock when curing the sick. I have been deprived of a benefactor. Vergelijkbare gewichtjes staan afgebeeld in Menzel, nummers 706 - 716. Afrikaanse brons, verloren vorm methode, cire perdue, lost wax. Hoogstwaarschijnlijk begin of midden 19e eeuw. Veelvuldig gebruikt, goed tribaal patina. Weegt 163,1 gram, en meet 5,4 x 7,5 x 2,6 cm. Basis van de piramide meet 4,0 x 3,9 cm. Voor beoordelen van de grootte zie foto met munten. Aangekocht bij galerie/antiekhandelaar met unieke collectie. Zie foto's, die onderdeel zijn van de beschrijving. Wordt aangetekend en verzekerd, zorgvuldig ingepakt, verzonden met track en trace. Kan ook worden opgehaald in Leiden, Nederland.

No. 94122761

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GOLDWEIGHT - COCK ON PYRAMID - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan - Ashanti - Asante - Ghana (No Reserve Price)

GOLDWEIGHT - COCK ON PYRAMID - PROVERB - Abrammuo - Mrammuo - Akan - Ashanti - Asante - Ghana (No Reserve Price)

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AKAN, GHANA, WHO IS ON THE PYRAMID.
Gold weight. Akan, Ashanti, Asante.
Used as a weight (before 1900) for trading and for weighing dust gold and gold grains.
Unique Afrikaans bronze miniature figurine, excellent quality, with details, refined.
Characteristic and traditional bronze object of the AKAN, Ghana, West Africa.
With accompanying proverbs (see B. Menzel, Gold weights from Ghana, Berlin, 1968):
When a rooster is drunk, it forgets all about the hawk.
You can't do without a rooster when curing the sick.
I have been deprived of a benefactor.
Similar weights are depicted in Menzel, numbers 706 - 716.
African bronze, lost form method, lost wax.
Most likely beginning or mid 19th century.
Frequently used, good tribal patina.
Weighs 163.1 grams and measures 5.4 x 7.5 x 2.6 cm.
The base of the pyramid measures 4.0 x 3.9 cm.
For assessing the size, see photo with coins.
Purchased from a gallery/antique dealer with a unique collection.
See photos, which are part of the description.
Is registered and insured, carefully packed, sent with tracking and tracing.
Can also be picked up in Leiden, Netherlands.

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