Oval-Shaped Box with Lid

Asante

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Caption

Asante. Oval-Shaped Box with Lid. Beaten brass, 3/4 x 3 3/16 in. (1.9 x 8.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams, 74.218.119a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.218.119a-b_view2_PS5.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Asante

Title

Oval-Shaped Box with Lid

Geography

Place made: Ashanti Region, Ghana

Medium

Beaten brass

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

3/4 x 3 3/16 in. (1.9 x 8.1 cm)

Credit Line

The Franklin H. Williams Collection of Ashanti Brass Weights and Accessory Objects for Weighing Gold, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Williams

Accession Number

74.218.119a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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