Unknown African
Ring (with skull and crossbones)

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

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Ring (with skull and crossbones)
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (with skull and crossbones)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions7/8 × 1/2 inches (2.4 × 1.25 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1230
Not 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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