Oggetto archeologico
Spoons for gold dustUp one level |
Civic Museum Paleontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis”. Spoons for gold
dust. Bronze. Ashanti craft. 14th – 19th century
The two small spoons have a human form handle, one with a male figure, the other with a female one, perhaps portraying the Ashanti king and queen. The male figure has headwear and his hands crossed on his chest which touch his long beard. The queen has her left hand on her chest and her right hand over her right breast.
These Ashanti objects, used for weighing gold dust, were found in Nigeria, once the Benin kingdom, bordering with the Ashanti territories.
Further information
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| Identificazione | ||
| Inventory number: | E.S. 007, E.S. 008 | |
| Precedenti localizzazioni | ||
| Provenance: | F. Santini donation 2003 | |
| Reperimento | ||
| Place of discovery: | Nigeria | |
| Oggetto | ||
| Class and ware: | Tools and utensils | |
| Cronologia | ||
| Datazione certa secolo: | 14th – 19th century | |
| Definizione culturale | ||
| Cultural milieu: | Ashanti craft | |
| Dati tecnici | ||
| Material: | Bronze | |
| Technique: | Lost wax | |
| Height: | 10,1; 9,5 | |
| Varie: | Unit cm | |
