Nose Ornament

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 1/8 in. (6.6 × 9.1 × .3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.920
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least August 1976—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #9 lists AG 1177 as being sold August 1, 1976 to Lee Miller.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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Nose Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.923
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.929
Nose Ornament
600–1600 Ad
Gold
2002.4227
front of object
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2001.1400
Nose Ornament
500–1550 AD
Cast gold
2001.1290
Nose Ornament
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2002.4461
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.912
front of object
800–1550 AD
Gold
2001.915
Nose Ornament with Hands
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.914
Nose Ornament with Birds
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold and copper
2001.917
front of object
1–1550
Gold
2001.919
front of object
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.921