Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 1 7/8 inches (5.1 × 4.8 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1139
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Unveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN:99.15).

"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
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012
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Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1528
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
97.1146
Pair of Rings
1920–1930
Gold
97.1137.1,.2
Ring
1900–1915
Gold
97.1072
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1096
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1114
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1160
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
no date
Gold
97.1097
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1185