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Gold weight, box with lid
Gold weight, box with lid
Object Number 2006.32.10
Display Title Gold weight, box with lid
Descriptions
Object Description Gold weight, box with lid; geometric design on lid
Inventory Description Metal, box with lid, geometric design on lid
Classification
  • Casting
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ashanti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Materials Metal, Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 3 x 2.5 cm (13/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

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