Ring surmounted by an umbrella, stool, and sword

Ring surmounted by an umbrella, stool, and sword

Public Domain

Ring surmounted by an umbrella, stool, and sword
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring surmounted by an umbrella, stool, and sword
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (3.8 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1203
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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.

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1895–1905
Gold
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Umbrella finial of a bird on a stool
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1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1415
Ring surmounted by an alligator and two crabs
Ring surmounted by an alligator and two crabs
1895–1905
Gold
97.1198
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring surmounted by a crown
1895–1905
Gold
97.1211
Ring surmounted by two birds
Ring surmounted by two birds
1850–1900
Gold
97.1209
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
1895–1905
Gold
97.1218
Ring (surmounted by form of bell)
Ring (surmounted by form of bell)
1845–1955
Gold
97.1247
Ring surmounted by frog and lizard
Ring surmounted by frog and lizard
1895–1905
Gold
97.1171
Ring surmounted by two faces
Ring surmounted by two faces
1895–1905
Gold
97.1177
Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
1895–1905
Gold
97.1187
Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1191