Ring with heart, shell, and turtle

Ring with heart, shell, and turtle

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with heart, shell, and turtle
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 3/4 × 1/2 inches (2.5 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1167
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Ring with turtle and shell
1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
Gold
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Ring with heart shaped design
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1895–1905
Gold
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring (Surmounted by Turtle)
1895–1905
Gold
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1162
Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
Ring with double turtles
Ring with double turtles
1895–1905
Gold
97.1178
Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1191
Ring (Hands holding a heart)
Ring (Hands holding a heart)
1895–1905
Gold
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12th–14th century
Gold
2004.2313
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring
1800–1899
Gold
97.1122
Ring
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1094