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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Ashanti
Title:Smallest Geometric Weight
Date Made:Late Period
Type:Weights and Measures
Materials:brass
Place Made:West Africa
Measurements:overall: 11/16 x 15/16 x 1/8 in.; 1.7 x 2.4 x .3 cm
Accession Number:  HC 1181.058
Credit Line:Gift of Franklin H. Williams, 1984.
Museum Collection:  Hampshire College Art Gallery
gold weight small geo 58.jpg

Description:
Rectangular with double, thin bars along the long edge and down the middle. Double half circles are inside the squares made by the bars. Color is brown.

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