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Nose Ornament with Two Spiders

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Nose Ornament with Two Spiders
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Two Spiders
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 1 × 1/8 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.954
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least May 27, 1993—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- AG# before object purchased at Sotheby's auction on May 27, 1993.

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