Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1900–1915
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 5/8 × 1 inches (3.2 × 1.6 × 2.5 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1106
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: On side of ring "KA"

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Ring (surmounted by crab)
1800–1899
Gold
97.1220
Ring (forms of fish and crabs)
1800–1899
Gold
97.1241
Ring
1900–1915
Gold
97.1072
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1245
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1125
Pair of Arm Ornaments
c.1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2266.1,.2
Pair of Arm Ornaments
c. 1890
Gold, rubies, and diamonds
2004.2264.1,.2
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1522
Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1237
Pendant
1845–1855
Wood, gold leaf, chain, cloth
97.1087
Necklace
1900–1915
Gold and glass beads
97.1008