Artist
Unknown African
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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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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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