Pendant

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1900–1915
PlaceCote D'ivoire, Lagoon Region, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1089
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Sothebys lable 69 founded 1744

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Crown
19th century
Cast and soldered gold
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Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
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Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1054
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold
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Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
front of object
19th Century
Gold
2004.2358
front of object
700–1550 AD
Gold with modern cord
2010.918
Ancestral Figurative Pendant
18th–19th century
Gold
2004.2315
Pair of Birth Amulets (Penutup Puser)
Early 19th century
Gold
2004.2322.1,.2