Nose Ornament

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 4 in. (8.2 × 10.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.621
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance(Probably John Wise, Dallas [Old collection stickers on the back read "GN 13" and "16 gr", indicative of John Wise]);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Slide, Glassell Album #8, dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.621
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on stickers on verso: 16 g; GN13

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