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bead
Object Type
bead
Museum number
Af1900,0427.56
Title
Series:
Asante Gold
Description
Hollow lost wax casting in gold of an open-work spherical bead (atinka/atenka). There is susension loop at the top and a raised boss decorated with a raised spiral design at the bottom. The symmetrical design of the bead consists of six pairs of open-work leaves or petals that meet tip to tip longitudinally around its circumference.
Production date
19thC
Production place
Made in:
Asante Region
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Royal Palace (Kumase)
(?)
Materials
gold
Technique
lost-wax cast
Dimensions
Length:
2.20 centimetres
Weight:
3.62 grammes
Width:
1.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
This bead was formed over a core which has been picked out.
Bibliographic references
Sheales 2012 / Asante Gold Regalia in the British Museum collection
(3.37)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Good.
Associated names
Associated with:
Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I
Associated ethnic name
Associated with:
Asante
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Crown Agents for the Colonies
Acquisition date
1900
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1900,0427.56