Set of Three Nose or Ear Ornaments

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Titles

Set of Three Nose or Ear Ornaments

Datec. 500–1000

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1198.1-.3

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceAndy Warhol (1928–1987), New York, by 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, April 28, 1988, lot 2325]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, April 28, 1988–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Inventory, described on July 20, 1988.

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