Lot of Ancient Weights

Akan · Ghana

Reference: PGM-56

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Material
Bronze

Lot of oche very old pieces formed by four pieces in the form of triangles, all different, two toothed circles equally different one square and one…

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Lot of oche very old pieces formed by four pieces in the form of triangles, all different, two toothed circles equally different one square and one rectangular piece, all with inscriptions on its surface. They are the weights known as Islamic origin and are the weights of older age.

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Attributed period
Century XIV a XVII

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Ghana. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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