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LOT 2394
Ashanti Bronze Gold Figural Weight Collection
AKAN TRIBE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/2 in. (150 grams total, 49-64 mm).
Including a figure using a hoe, another carrying a basket on her head and other types. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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