Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 inches (2.9 × 3.8 × 2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1229
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004

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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1925–1935
Gold
97.1142
Ring
1900–1915
Gold
97.1103
Ring
1900–1915
Gold
97.1106
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
97.1219
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1192
Pair of Rings
1920–1930
Gold
97.1137.1,.2
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1153
Ring with double turtles
1895–1905
Gold
97.1178
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1246
Ring (Hands holding a heart)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1523
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1152
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1895–1905
Gold
97.1108