Ring surmounted by a mudfish

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring surmounted by a mudfish
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/8 × 2 inches (3.5 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1218
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,"
Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.

"The Power of Gold: Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana," Dallas Museum of Art, April 15–August 22, 2018.

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1895–1905
Gold
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Ring surmounted by a mudfish
1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
Gold
97.1215
Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1231
scan from file photograph
1895–1905
Gold
97.1138
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1113
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1161
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1211
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1850–1900
Gold
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1895–1905
Gold
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