Unknown African
Pendant

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1900–1915
PlaceCote D'ivoire, Lagoon Region, Africa
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1089
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Sothebys lable 69 founded 1744

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Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1054
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1069
Pectoral
Unknown Indonesian
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Cast and soldered gold
2004.2285
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
Unknown Indonesian
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
Pendant
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1035
front of object
Unknown Indonesian
19th Century
Gold
2004.2358
Ancestral Figurative Pendant
Unknown Indonesian
18th–19th century
Gold
2004.2315
Pendant in the shape of a fish
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1406
Ring (forms of fish and crabs)
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1241