Pendant

Pendant

Public Domain

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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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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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Crown
Crown
19th century
Cast and soldered gold
2004.2285
Crown
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Image Not Available for Anthropomorphic Figure with Wings
Anthropomorphic Figure with Wings
500–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1040
Pendant
Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1054
Pectoral
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Incensario Stand
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Pendant
1900–1915
Gold
97.1069
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
front of object
Seahorse Pendant
19th Century
Gold
2004.2358
front of object
Double Figural Pendant
700–1550 AD
Gold with modern cord
2010.918
Ancestral Figurative Pendant
Ancestral Figurative Pendant
18th–19th century
Gold
2004.2315