Ring with ribbed bands

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Ring with ribbed bands
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CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with ribbed bands
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1/2 inches (2.9 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1163
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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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Pair of Ear Ornaments with Repousse Bands
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2002.4192.1,.2
Two Narrow Bands
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4296.1,.2
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1930–1940
Gold
97.1227
Pendant in the form of a mask
1850–1865
Gold
97.1032
Ring
1900–1915
Gold
97.1099
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
1895–1905
Gold
97.1218
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1113
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
97.1141
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1219
Ring with tortoises and cannons
1925–1935
Gold
97.1145
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Gold leaf, thread, leather
97.1006