18th/19th Century Gold Weight, Possibly Representing a Mangesteen Fruit. Akan Culture, Ghana

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This small, beautifully cast, rare type of Akan gold weight depicts a fruit, possibly a mangesteen, and dates back to the eighteenth to nineteenth century.

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Ex Private Collection, UK

Estimated Period: 18th/19th Century

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Height (Excl. Custom-Made Base): 2.5cm

Height (Incl. Custom-Made Base): 4cm

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