Ring (Surmounted by Turtle)

Scan from photography for Glassell catalog

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Ring (Surmounted by Turtle)
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (Surmounted by Turtle)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 1/2 inches (3.5 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1522
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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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Ring (with turtle, gun and shell)
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring surmounted by a turtle
Ring surmounted by a turtle
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring with turtle and shell
Ring with turtle and shell
1895–1905
Gold
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Ring
Ring
1800–1899
Gold
97.1119
Ring with heart, shell, and turtle
Ring with heart, shell, and turtle
1895–1905
Gold
97.1167
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring
1895–1905
Gold
97.1162
Ring with double turtles
Ring with double turtles
1895–1905
Gold
97.1178
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
12th–14th century
Gold
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Ring
Ring
1845–1855
Gold
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Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Ring (form of tortoise surmounted by snail and crab)
1930–1940
Gold
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Ring
Ring
1925–1935
Gold
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