Sword Ornament of a Lion

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Record Details

Work Title: Sword Ornament of a Lion
Creator/Culture: Culture: Asante
Site/Repository: Discovery location: Berekum (Brong-Ahafo, Ghana); Repository: Musee Barbier-Mueller (Geneva, Switzerland) ID: 1009-62
Media/Technique: cast gold
Dimensions: length: 14.5 cm (5.71 inches)
Subjects: Africa; Ghana; Regalia; Ornaments; Ceremonial swords; Lions
Work Record ID: 220086
Image Record ID: 1297821
Digital filename: 07vm015759
Classification Filing Number: 700K; A798; 26OSL; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 220850
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:00:21

Technical Details

Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 1788 x 2157
File Size: 513 KB
Record: 1297821
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1297821/07vm015759

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1297821. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1297821/07vm015759. June 15, 2024.