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# Gold-weight

Lost wax cast figurative gold-weight, in brass, in the form of a scorpion (kokonkyea) with uplifted tail. The scorpion's body is decorated with raised dots, incised banding and raised ridges.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1999 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.af1979-01-5272](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.af1979-01-5272) · Pramāṇa
