Necklace

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1800–1899
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions12 3/8 × 3/8 inches (31.4 × 1.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1518
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
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The necklace bears no inscription.

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