Unknown African
Ring surmounted by a mudfish

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring surmounted by a mudfish
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1 5/8 inches (6.4 × 3.5 × 4.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1195
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1895–1905
Gold
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Ring surmounted by a mudfish
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1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
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scan from file photograph
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1895–1905
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
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1800–1899
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1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
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1800–1899
Gold
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