Unknown African
Ring

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions7/8 × 1 3/8 inches (2.4 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1234
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
202M Sterling Galleries
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"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 13 March 2004 - 19 September 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July 2008 - 2 November 2008

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1895–1905
Gold
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1895–1905
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1930–1940
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1895–1905
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
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1895–1905
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1895–1905
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1895–1905
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1930–1940
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1895–1905
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1850–1900
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