Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 7/8 inches (2.9 × 2.3 cms)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1157
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
1800–1899
Gold
97.1120
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1940
Gold
97.1227
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1185
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1155
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1159
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1160
1945–1955
Gold
97.1098
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
no date
Gold
97.1097
Ring surmounted by two birds
1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
Ring with two birds
1895–1905
Gold
97.1181