Weight Akan Insect

Akan · West Africa

Reference: PFG-30

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Height
3.40 cm
Material
African Bronze

According to the customAkanThese bronze weights have been melted by the procedure of lost wax from real insects that have served as mold. HE HAS A…

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According to the customAkanThese bronze weights have been melted by the procedure of lost wax from real insects that have served as mold. HE HAS A WEIGHT OF 16,6 THANK YOU.

Further technical information
Width
1.50 cm
Attributed period
Century XIX or earlier.

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

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

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