Ring with Two Snakes

Ring with Two Snakes

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Ring with Two Snakes
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with Two Snakes
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions13/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches (2 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1175
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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