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ORIGINAL!RARE! MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE ASHANTI SOLID BRASS CROCODILE GOLDWEIGHT 3 1/2"
MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE ASHANTI SOLID BRASS CROCODILE GOLDWEIGHT 3 1/2"
BRAND: HANDMADE / TRIBAL ART
REGION OF ORIGIN: GHANA, WEST AFRICA
ANIMAL TYPE: CROCODILE / ALLIGATOR (ODENKYEM)
MATERIAL: BRASS / BRONZE
AGE: 1700-1900 (18TH/19TH CENTURY)
WEIGHT: 73 GRAMS
LENGTH: 3.5 INCHES (3 1/2")
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE: TRADITIONAL LOST-WAX CASTING (COULEE A LA CIRE PERDUE)
ORIGINAL/REPRO: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE
[ UP FOR SALE IS A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE AFRICAN AKAN / ASHANTI FIGURATIVE SOLID BRASS GOLD WEIGHT (ABRAMMUO) FROM GHANA, WEST AFRICA.THIS REMARKABLE PIECE FEATURES A STYLIZED CROCODILE (ODENKYEM), A REVERED TRIBAL TOTEM REPRESENTING ADAPTABILITY AND POWER. THE FIGURINE SHOWS EXCELLENT ANCIENT DETAILS, INCLUDING TRIANGULAR SPIKES ALONG THE SPINE AND A HAND-ETCHED CROSS-HATCHED SCALE PATTERN ACROSS THE TORSO.THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BELLY PLAINLY SHOWS THE ORIGINAL RAISED ROUND SPRUE / EXTRUSION MARK FROM THE TRADITIONAL LOST-WAX CASTING PROCESS, CONFIRMING ITS INDIVIDUAL HAND-POURED ORIGINS RATHER THAN MODERN MASS PRODUCTION. IT BOASTS A BEAUTIFUL, UNTOUCHED NATURAL GREEN OXIDIZED PATINA THAT HAS DEVELOPED GENUINELY OVER THE CENTURIES.WEIGHING IN AT A SUBSTANTIAL 73 GRAMS AND MEASURING 3 1/2 INCHES IN LENGTH, THIS HEAVY-GRADE WEIGHT WAS HISTORICALLY RESERVED FOR HIGH-VALUE GOLD STATE TRANSACTIONS, TAXATION, OR ROYAL TREASURY USE RATHER THAN REGULAR DAILY MARKET TRADE.
PERFECT ADDITION FOR COLLECTORS OF AFRICAN TRIBAL ART, ETHNOGRAPHIC METALLURGY, OR HISTORICAL CURRENCY.]
THIS IS A REMARKABLE ADDITION FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF AFRICAN ART, COINAGE, NUMISMATIC HISTORY, AND GOLD MINING ASSAYING EQUIPMENT.
PLEASE REVIEW ALL UPLOADED PHOTOS CAREFULLY TO ASSESS THE EXACT CONDITION AND PATINA OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE REPTILE FIGURINE.
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