Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1930–1940
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/4 × 7/8 inches (4.4 × 2.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1227
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012

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Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225
Bracelet
1875–1970
Gold
97.1463
Bracelet
1875–1970
Gold
97.1451
Hair Pin
1920–1950
Gold
97.883
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1159
"Work" Ring
Daniel Jocz
1988
Sterling silver and 14k yellow and pink gold
2002.3837
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1528
Pendant in the form of a mask
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032
Bracelet in the form of a watch
1900–1925
Gold
97.1422
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1228
front of object
19th century
Gold, stones, and cloth
2004.2378