Ring

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

Public Domain

Ring
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 2 inches (5.7 × 4.8 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1109
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown 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
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