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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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1187
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1195
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
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
Ring surmounted by two birds
1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1522