CultureVicús
Titles
- Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (8.4 × 11.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.602
Non exposé
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Object Type
One old collection sticker on the back reads "GN 6";
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1980;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.602
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker on verso: 6N 6
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.527