Lot n° 438
Estimation :
100 - 150
EUR
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Result
: 75EUR
Ashanti - GHANA - Lot 438
Ashanti - GHANA
Set of five boxes used to store gold powder. Each features geometric sawtooth, diamond and, in some cases, dotted designs.
Bronze or brass, patinated by time and use, natural pitting remains on two of them.
Height 3 - 1.5 - 2.5 - 2 - 2 cm.
Width: 5 - 2.5 - 7 - 5 - 8 cm.
Provenance :
- Hôtel des ventes de Lausanne, sale of 9.06.2022, catalog number 139, from a former Swiss collection.
This type of small box accompanied gold powder weighing kits. Their ornamentation reflects the importance attached to these containers in Ashanti trading societies.
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