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RARE EQUESTRIAN FIGURATIVE GOLD WEIGHT. AKAN, GHANA

£450

Unusual Equestrian Figurative Gold Weight. Akan Culture, Ghana

The rider sits on top of a the horned animal, maybe a bull/cow?. Reins fit over the animal's snout, which are held in the left hand of the rider,in his other hand he holds a short staff. What looks like lugs appear under the animal’s body. The patina is worn, typical of a weight from the 19th Century.

Ex Private Collection, Switzerland

Estimated Period: 19th Century

L: 4.5

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