Ashanti weight in the form of a sword

One of 84 Ashanti  brass weights in the form of a large hooked

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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a large hooked
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One of 84 Ashanti brass weights in the form of a large hooked sword.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1943-192/34
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
gold weight (ashanti)
credit:
Major W.R. Gosling