Akan Ghana Gold Powder Weighing Weights 19th Century

Old weight for weighing gold powder, it represents a scorpion, a theme often illustrated by figurines. Representation of the God Nyamé, it is also the symbol of death according to the proverb "The scorpion stings and the person dies". Bibliography: Copy and proverb described on page 209 of the book by André Blandin (photos). Beautiful state of conservation considering its age. Bronze with brown patina. Akan Ghana 19th century Dimensions: 6 x 3 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. Olivier Richet, constituted by the latter between the 1950s and 1980s. This was the subject of a study and an inventory established on October 6, 1981 by Mrs. Eid, documentalist at the Museum of African and Oceanic Arts of the Porte Dorée, at the request of Mr. C. Noll, curator of the African arts section. Sold with certificate from Expert Serge Reynes * Shipping costs on estimate