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Goldweight Depictng a Scorpion by Asante — VisualArtsDB

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Goldweight Depictng a Scorpion

Goldweight Depictng a Scorpion

Goldweight Depictng a Scorpion

1800–1975

Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: 2.2 × 2.9 × 3.8 cm (7/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Genre: Gold-weight
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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measureakangold-weightasanteinorganic materialafrican Artarts of Africanonferrous metalCoastal West Africascorpionsdecorative artscopper alloymetal

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