H x W x D: 2.5 x 3.9 x 5 cm (1 x 1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Date:
1400-1700
Description:
Cast copper alloy geometric weight, triangle with four cutouts along bottom edge, one at left and right sides just below where top point would be, which has a cutout and is rounded with a piece of copper alloy wire bent over it. Surface has impressed dots, hole towards top. Marked: 94 34.
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