Ring with Scorpion (mpetea)
Object type: Ring
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Akan peoples, Asante
Date: 19th–mid-20th century
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 x W. 1 3/8 x D. 2 1/8 in. (4.5 x 3.5 x 5.4 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Geography:     Ghana central or southern Ghana 
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Scorpions