Ring

Ring

Public Domain

CultureQuimbaya (possibly)
Titles
  • Ring
Date1–800
MediumGold and stone
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 3/4 in. (2.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4503
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 1969–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Album #6, before slide dated "AUG 69".

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