Abamphruwa (gold-dust box)
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Catalogue
- Year
- 1800
- Medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- H. 1 1/4 × W. 1 1/2 × D. 3 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.8 × 8.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Asante
Artist

Asante is both an Ashanti surname and a masculine Ashanti given name. Notable people with the Ashanti name include:
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Record
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





