Ring with Two Snakes

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with Two Snakes
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions13/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches (2 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1175
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.

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Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1190
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1800–1899
Gold
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Ring
1895–1905
Gold
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1915–1925
Gold
97.1132
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100 BC–800 AD
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Ring
1895–1905
Gold
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1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
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1895–1905
Gold
97.1521
Ring with two birds
1895–1905
Gold
97.1181