Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (3.8 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.950
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, United States, before November 18, 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1987, lot 62]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1987–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.

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