Unknown African
Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 inches (2.5 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1176
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
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 20011 - 7 January, 2012
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Ring
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1190
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1930–1940
Gold
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1850–1865
Gold
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1925–1935
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Ring
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1895–1905
Gold
97.1234
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1850–1900
Gold
97.1202
Ring
Unknown African
1845–1855
Gold
97.1096
Ring
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1226
Ring with "starburst"
Unknown African
1930–1940
Gold
97.1224
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1900–1915
Gold
97.1022