Description (Labels & Markings)
Circular blue label on the inside of the lid reads: '7.75' referring to the weight in grammes.
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for Z 25641 [A-B] has 'C Butterfly design on lid' crossed through, with 'A-C' altered to read 'A-B'.
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Auction / Sale)
Welcome Museum label associated with objects 1950.690.7 states it was purchased from Stevens Auction Rooms on 1/8/1922 for £4 and 15 shillings, Nos 8392-8463. [For more information please see photo of label].
Event Date 1/8/1922
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Context (Related Documents)
Old auction label found with Z 25641 C (also marked "1950.690") reads: 'SALE PURCHASE, PRESENTATION, LOAN AUCTION CAT Stevens DATE 1-8-22. LOT 30-31. PRICE £4.15.0 Nos. 8392-8463. OBJECT Brass gold weight, Ashanti, West Africa. ACCESS ON NO 14825 REGISTRATION NO WHERE PLACED CHECK NUMBER 8450/28th April, 1933 SIGNATURE RECD". N.B. The capital letters refer to words printed as form, the lower case letters refer to the handwriting with which the form has been filled in.
Event Date 1/8/1922
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1950.690[.1-7]: '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 07/1973
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

Context (Amendments / updates)
Many of the goldweights at UCMAA have small coloured dots adhered to them. The numbers written on these refer to the weight of the goldweight in grams'
Event Date 5/11/2001
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Context (Other)
Used in the 'Discover and Encounter' session as part of the 'Archaeology and heritage of Africa: Building links and capacity through Thurstan Shaw's legacy', Keyser workroom, 8 May 2014.
Event Date 8/5/2014
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Description (Physical description)
Box lid with a geometrical design.
Event Date 15/10/2019
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Description (Physical description)
Box lid, probably from a gold dust box, made from copper alloy. Rectangular and decorated with a geometric pattern of lines
Event Date 2/9/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn