Three Troy Weight Goldweights

CultureAsante peoples
Titles
  • Three Troy Weight Goldweights
Date1900–1977
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall (.A): 1 × 1 5/16 in. (2.5 × 3.3 cm)
Other (.B): 3/4 × 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 2.9 cm)
Other (.C): 1/2 × 1/2 × 7/8 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number77.60.A-.C
Not on view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceAlvin S. Romansky (1907–1994) and Ethel Romansky (1917–1986), Houston, by 1977; given to MFAH, 1977.

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Gold weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.90
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
1800–1900
Brass
97.1514.1-.5
Three Birds Eating Gold Weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.143
Pipe gold weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.123
Scales
1900–1977
Brass and fiber
77.156
Fish Goldweight
1900–1977
Brass
77.82
Fish Goldweight
1900–1977
Brass
77.83