Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (8.9 × 11.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.603
Non exposé

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ProvenanceOne old collection sticker on the back reads "3";
(Similar to lot #4 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 20, 1989);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.603


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on sticker on verso: 3

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