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LOT 2344

African Ashanti Bronze Figural Gold Weight Collection

AKAN TRIBE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 - 3 3/8 in. (202 grams total, 51-84 mm).

Group of three workmen in active poses with handtools. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2344

African Ashanti Bronze Figural Gold Weight Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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