Ring with beetle

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with beetle
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 inches (3.8 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1172
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1800–1899
Gold
97.1126
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
no date
Gold
97.1097
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1219
Figure of a Beetle
1950–1960
Gold
97.801
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1940
Gold
97.1227
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1154
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold
97.1038
Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1042
Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1237
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
97.1146
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225