Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date1–1550
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1/8 in. (8.3 × 13.7 × .3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.919
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, before June 8, 1992 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June 8, 1992–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on June 8, 1992, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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100 BC–600 AD
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600–1600 AD
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800–1550 AD
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600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
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600–1600 AD
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100 BC–600 AD
Gold
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100–800 AD
Gold
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