CultureVicús
Titles
- Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 3 11/16 in. (7.5 × 9.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.596
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé
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Object Type
On the back are two old collection numbers: one reads "GN 3", the other "24 g";
Probably purchased from John Wise;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.596
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.527