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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