Nose Ornament

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CultureCalima

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date100 BC–800 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions7 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (19.7 × 24.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.923

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, 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 on August 20, 1993, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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