Gold-Weighing Weight: Ram

Baule · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: PFG-14

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Material
Bronze and gold

Small gold-weighing piece containing a good proportion of gold. It depicts a ram, which, along with the elephant, is one of the country’s symbols. A symbol…

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Small gold-weighing piece containing a good proportion of gold. It depicts a ram, which, along with the elephant, is one of the country’s symbols. A symbol of bravery and tenacity. Old patina.

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Attributed period
First third of the 20th century or earlier

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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