Gold Weight: Antelope with Back-Swept Horns

Maker Ghanaian

Maker Asante

Object number57.166

ProvenanceNorman and Amelia Davis Collection, to SAM 1957

Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Collection

Dimensions2 3/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.6 x 1.4 x 2.9 cm)

MediumCast brass (cire perdue)

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Gold Weight: Antelope with Back-Swept Horns