Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with a Human Figure Pendant

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Nose Ornament with a Human Figure Pendant
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with a Human Figure Pendant
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 9/16 in. (3.1 × 3.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.514
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1980s [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.514

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