Royal Couple Weight
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-49
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- Height
- 6 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Representation of a royal couple seated on an Akan stool, made using the lost-wax process. Gold-weighing weights depicting couples often have proverbial meaning: marriage is like…
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Full original description
Representation of a royal couple seated on an Akan stool, made using the lost-wax process. Gold-weighing weights depicting couples often have proverbial meaning: marriage is like a peanut; you have to open it to know what is inside.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-20th century
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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