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Ring

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Public Domain

Ring
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana/ivory Coast, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/16 × 1 3/8 inches (3 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1122
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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
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1850–1865
Gold
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1845–1855
Gold
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Shell
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Shell
200 BC–1300 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1053
Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
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Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1237
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1162
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Soul washer's badge
1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1004
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Ring with tortoises and cannons
1925–1935
Gold
97.1145
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Necklace
1900–1915
Gold
97.1016
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
Ring (Surmounted by Turtle)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1522
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