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Description: | For centuries, merchants used these copper alloy weights as a standard for weighing gold dust when trading. The weights were made using the 'lost wax technique' of casting metal. While the weight of the objects were standardised, their shape varied.
- - South Ghana, Ghana, W, Africa | Format: | text/html | License: | http://rammuseum.org.uk/legal | Publisher: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Rights holder: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Subjects: | Ethnography Currency | Source: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum | Creator: | Not specified | Identifier: | http://rammcollections.org.uk/content/ca... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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