Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/4 × 3 7/16 in. (7 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2496
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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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 12, 1979–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.
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
Nose Ornament
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.920
Nose Ornament
Nose Ornament
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut silver and gold
2001.916
Nose Ornament
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.912
Pair of Ear Ornaments
Pair of Ear Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold
2001.797.1,.2
front of object
Rain God Pendant
1000–1521 AD
Gold
2001.1035
top of object
Turtle
700–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1118
Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque
Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque
600–1600
Gold
2002.4279
Pectoral with Two Faces
Pectoral with Two Faces
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.822
Collar
Collar
600–1000 AD
Gold
2002.4307
Armband
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
Pectoral
Pectoral
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.823
Claw Necklace
Claw Necklace
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2002.4263