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Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.5 × 8.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.611
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceThree old collection stickers on the back read "GN 20", "184", and "7 1/4 g"
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.611
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker "GN /20"
Square sticker "184"
Square sticker "7 1/4 g"

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