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LOT 4186
Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights. 19th century AD.
Various standards. Condition as seen.(58.41gr total.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK;
his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 4186
Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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