Unknown African
Ring (Scroll design)

Ring (Scroll design)

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Ring (Scroll design)
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1/4 inches (3.2 × .5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1529
Not 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.
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.

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