Nose Ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/8 in. (1.6 × 2.9 × 1.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2215
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceJack Tanzer, New York, before November 27, 1984 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 27 & 28, 1984, Lot 28]; Laurence C. Witten, II (1926–1995) New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, by 1989–1995; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995–2001 [2]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, lot 435]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2001–2004 [3]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog, November 27, 1984.
[2] Sotheby's Catalog, May 19, 2001.
[3] Glassell Album #15.

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Nose Ornament
500–1550 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament
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Gold
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front of object
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front of object
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2010.704
front of object
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
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Forehead Ornament
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2010.387
Nosering
1–800
Gold
2004.2216
Nose Ornament
1–1550
Gold
2004.2456
Nose Ornament
500–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2477
front of object
200 BC–400 AD
Gold and green stones
2010.606.1,.2