Accession No
1950.690.3
Description
Goldweight in the shape of a shield.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Ashanti
Period
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1950.690.3
Cultural Affliation
Asante [Ashanti]
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1950.690: 'Brass gold weights 3 in the form of rectangular ?shields; 2 four pointed stars; 1 knot and 1 rectangular object probably the lid of a gold dust box.'
Event Date 1950
Author: Alexandra McKeever
Context (Amendments / updates)
Note on the back of catalogue card for 1950.690: 'Checked July 73. 2 shields; 1 rope; lid'.
Event Date 1973
Author: Alexandra McKeever
Context (Amendments / updates)
Note on the back of catalogue card for 1950.690: '1 shield positively identified; lid identified; see Z nos for others'. The note is not signed but the handwritting matches notes by D.A.S. dated 1978.
Event Date 1978
Author: Alexandra McKeever
FM:285099
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