Ring surmounted by bird with two cannons and powderkeg

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring surmounted by bird with two cannons and powderkeg
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions7/8 × 1 1/4 inches (2.3 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1182
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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Ring with tortoises and cannons
1925–1935
Gold
97.1145
Ring (with two cannons)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1221
Bird with cannons ring
1800–1899
Gold
97.1117
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
97.1143
Ring surmounted by two birds
1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1800–1899
Gold
97.1126