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Nose Ornament with Two Facing Mythological Monkeys

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Public Domain

Nose Ornament with Two Facing Mythological Monkeys
Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Two Facing Mythological Monkeys
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 in. (6 × 8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.589
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(John Wise (probably), Dallas, before 1967);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1967 [Invoice dated December 17, 1968] [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.589

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on sticker on verso: 68444/NAX
Printed label on verso: 38

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