The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Ring: Coiled Snake on a Ball

Ring: Coiled Snake on a Ball

before 1951
Overall: 4.5 x 3 x 2.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Though made from solid gold, this ring is light in weight because it is hollow.
  • ?–1951
    Heeramaneck Galleries, New York
    1951–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by purchase
  • The Arts of Ghana. Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (October 11-December 11, 1977); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (February 11-March 26, 1978); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (May 3-July 2, 1978).
    African Textiles and Decorative Arts. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 11, 1972-January 31, 1973); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (March 20-May 31, 1973); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (July 2-August 31, 1973); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 3-December 2, 1973).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.320