Unknown African
Ring with two human faces

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring with two human faces
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 inches (3.5 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1196
Not 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.


"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

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