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LOT 2342
Ashanti Bronze Gold Weight Collection
AKAN, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (211 grams total, 19-68 mm).
Including a hexagonal-section block with stamped motif, rectangular bars and other types. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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