Gold weight in the form of two European-style cannons at The British Museum, London
Gold weight in the form of two European-style cannons at The British Museum, London
Published 2016-04-26T16:46:18+00:00
This is a lost wax cast figurative gold-weight, in brass, in the form of two European-style cannons (apremo) mounted parallel to one another on a stand surmounted by three cannon balls. The stand has a rectangular three-stepped base which is notched.
Proverbs associated with this weight state:
'A cannon does not miss game'
'If you inherit from a white man, you fight with cannons'
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Printed on its side with the cannons pointing vertically. The dimensions reflect the piece on its side.
Date published | 26/04/2016 |
Time to do | 273 - minutes |
Dimensions | 147mm x 57mm x 94mm |
Technology | FDM |
Title | Gold weight |
Dimension | Height, 5.5 cm, Width, 3 cm, Depth, 3 cm, Weight, 88.78 g |
Accession | Af1954,23.2306 |
Period | 18th Century - 20th Century |
Medium | Brass |
Credit | Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine |
Place | British Museum |