Object Details
Culture
Gondar (Ethiopia)
Date
probably 17th or 18th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
22 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (56.5 × 19 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marc Ginzberg, Class of 1951, and Denyse Ginzberg
Object
Number
2005.001.002
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Square goldweight with central motif of half-ovals with radii, and two borders of repeated lines
West Africa, Akan peoples, Ashanti group