{"product_id":"9781785516801","title":"Encountering Gold: Asante at the Wallace Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe extraordinary history of Asante regalia at the Wallace Collection, untangled.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated book, written in collaboration with Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi, Ghana, is the first to fully explore the profound spiritual, cultural and artistic significance of a small group of Asante gold regalia held at the Wallace Collection, tracing their journey from Kumasi to a British national museum famed for its Old Master paintings, French decorative arts and arms and armour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe regalia, including a trophy head, gold chains, finger rings and ceremonial swords, were taken as part of an indemnity imposed on the Asante kingdom by British forces during the Third Anglo-Asante War in 1874, and later sold by the crown jeweller Garrard \u0026amp; Co. to London society, including Sir Richard Wallace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"II His Royal Majesty Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68135312785557,"sku":"9781785516801","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781785516801.jpg?v=1793694435","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781785516801","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}