A weight, a balance and a kuduo lid are different kinds of object. Bringing them together introduces the vocabulary of gold preserved by Jes\u00fas Arrimadas Saavedra. PGM-9 opens this selection alongside other sets of weights, while APO-2 and APO-8 add utensils documented in separate records.<\/p>\n
The collection allows motifs and formats to be compared without treating every design as a securely translated proverb. Photographs show the recorded objects; their measurements and materials remain in the individual entries. Historical names are retained even where research offers a more nuanced account of function.<\/p>\n
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The Met connects Akan weights with the measurement of gold dust and with proverbial imagery. Its discussion of geometric weights distinguishes weighing from other possible uses of figurines and acknowledges that the meanings of many motifs remain unknown.<\/p>\n
The Metropolitan Museum of Art \u00b7 Geometric gold weight<\/a> \u00b7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art \u00b7 Elephant gold weight<\/a><\/p>\n Original historical document in Spanish<\/p>\n Son todas distintas, tanto por su forma como por sus dimensiones o peso.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nReading the catalogue<\/h2>\n
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