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Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus

Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus

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Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, silver coating
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 4 5/8 in. (8.8 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.601
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
ProvenanceDomingo Seminario Museum;
Three old collection stickers are on the back. One reads "GN 5", another "14/8 1 of 6", and the third "11 1/2 g" indicating it was possibly purchased from John Wise;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1975 [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.601
Published References "Treasures of Peruvian Gold: An exhibition sponsored by the government of Peru," 1965-66, fig. 15.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.599
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.602
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.603
front of object
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Gold
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Nose Ornament Depicting Two Facing Felines
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Male Shaman
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Gold alloy
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
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front of object
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.527
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.595
Ornament Depicting a Supernatural Animal with Feline and Bird Features
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament Depicting a Supernatural Animal with Feline and Bird Features
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2010.1288
Unknown Central and South American