Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1845–1855
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensionsdiameter: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1094
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"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
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1162
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1800–1899
Gold
97.1122
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1522
Ring with tortoises and cannons
1925–1935
Gold
97.1145
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
97.1144
Ring with heart, shell, and turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1167
Ring with turtle and shell
1895–1905
Gold
97.1168
Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1237
Ring with acorn
1895–1905
Gold
97.1183
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1112
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
Ring with double turtles
1895–1905
Gold
97.1178