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LOT 2368
Ashanti Bronze Gold Figural Weight Collection
AKAN TRIBE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (105 grams total, 53-56 mm).
Comprising three kilted figures, each carrying a basket, in various poses. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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