Unknown African
Ring surmounted by a bird

Ring surmounted by a bird

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring surmounted by a bird
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 inches (2.9 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1179
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
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