Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 5/8 inches (2.5 × 1.6 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1101
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"; State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: "RK YANKEY KAGEN VIA / REYAN / GHANA"

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold
97.1007.1-.3
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1190
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1895–1905
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1925–1935
Gold
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Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1219
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225
Ring with tortoises and cannons
1925–1935
Gold
97.1145
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
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1920–1930
Gold
97.1137.1,.2
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1153