Insect weight
Akan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PFG-5
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- Height
- 3 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Real representation of a thick fly. Insect weights were made with a live animal, wrapping the animal in wax to remove the mold that will then…
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Full original description
Real representation of a thick fly. Insect weights were made with a live animal, wrapping the animal in wax to remove the mold that will then be covered with refractory clay before entering the casting.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
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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