Nose Ornament

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date1000 BC–1400 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions6 7/8 × 9 in. (17.5 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.821
Not on view

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ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellingham, Washington, and Burnaby, British Columbia, before August 20, 1993 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 20, 1993–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described August 20, 1993.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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