Unknown African
Ring (Mudfish and Two Portraits)

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (Mudfish and Two Portraits)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 5/8 inches (2.9 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1521
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Ring surmounted by two faces
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1177
Ring
Unknown African
1908–1918
Gold
97.1136
scan from file photograph
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1138
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1187
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1195
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1215
Ring surmounted by a mudfish
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1218
Ring (surmounted by a mudfish)
Unknown African
1930–1940
Gold
97.1231
Ring (forms of fish and crabs)
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1241
Ring with two human faces
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1196
Ring
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1225
Pendant in the shape of a fish
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1406