Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
Date1930–1940
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (7 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1231
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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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
1895–1905
Gold
97.1218
scan from file photograph
1895–1905
Gold
97.1138
Ring (surmounted by form of bell)
1845–1955
Gold
97.1247
scan from file photograph
1945–1955
Gold
97.1201
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1527
Ring surmounted by frog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1206
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1161