Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 7/8 inches (2.9 × 2.3 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1102
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
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Ring surmounted by two birds
1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1110
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1115
scan from file photograph
1895–1905
Gold
97.1138
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Gold
97.1142
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1094
Ring with acorn
1895–1905
Gold
97.1183
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1211
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
1895–1905
Gold
97.1218