Unknown African
Ring with heart, shell, and turtle

Ring with heart, shell, and turtle

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with heart, shell, and turtle
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 3/4 × 1/2 inches (2.5 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1167
Not 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
Inscription: _

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