Ring

Ring

Public Domain

Ring
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1915–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 7/8 inches (6.7 × 3.8 × 4.8 cms)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1127
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
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