Nose Ornament

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions8 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 1/2 in. (22.2 × 28.6 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.824
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 22, 1999–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes objects purchased on November 22, 1999.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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