Unknown African
Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 × 1 1/2 inches (3.5 × 2.5 × 3.8 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1126
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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1895–1905
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1800–1899
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1850–1900
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1800–1900
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1930–1940
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1925–1935
Gold
97.1243
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1895–1905
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