Weights Weighing Gold: Esvastics
Akan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PGM-2
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- Height
- 2 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Ancient weights representing different types of swastika, cross that comes from the written script of the 5th century B.D. C. It is a fairly common motif…
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Full original description
Ancient weights representing different types of swastika, cross that comes from the written script of the 5th century B.D. C. It is a fairly common motif in the geometric weights of weighing the gold of the century XIXSeveral models.
Further technical information
- Width
- 1 cm
- 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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