Nose Ornament with Crescent-Shaped Dangles

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Nose Ornament with Crescent-Shaped Dangles
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Crescent-Shaped Dangles
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 9 × 1/8 in. (2.5 × 22.9 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.576
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, since at least May, 1991–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes objects purchased on May 14, 1991.
[2] Glassell Album #12.

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