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Ring

Ring

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1945–1955
PlaceGhana/Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGilded silver
Dimensions1 1/8 × 3/4 inches (2.9 × 2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1233
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Bracelet
1900–1915
Gilded and cast metal
97.948
Ring with Four Birds
Unknown African
Ring with Four Birds
1930–1940
Gold
97.1236
scan from file photograph
Unknown African
Ring surmounted by a frog
1945–1955
Gold
97.1201
Ring (with two cannons)
Unknown African
Ring (with two cannons)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1221
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Ring (form of tortoise surmounted by snail and crab)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1244
Ring
Unknown African
Ring
1905–1915
Gold
97.1131
Ring (form of a crown)
Unknown African
Ring (form of a crown)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1200
Ring (form of a cocoon)
Unknown African
Ring (form of a cocoon)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1240
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Ring (form of a scorpion)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1232
Image Not Available for Ring (form of a Rooster)
Unknown African
Ring (form of a Rooster)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1239
Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
Unknown African
Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1231
Ring (porcupine)
Unknown African
Ring (porcupine)
1930–1940
Gold
97.1537
Unknown African