Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Ring surmounted by a turtle
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (3.8 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1191
Not on view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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, March 13–September 19, 2004.
"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.
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