Ashanti gold-takers scales
- Made:
- 1400-1499 in West Africa
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One of two pairs (bronze) Ashanti gold-takers scales (15th century) used in buying and selling gold-dust. Length of beam: large scales 4.54-inch, sensitivity: large scales 1.3gr.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1927-905/1
- Materials:
- bronze (copper, tin alloy)
- type:
- bullion balance and beamscale
- credit:
- Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.
