Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Complex Scene

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Public Domain

Nose Ornament with Complex Scene
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Complex Scene
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/8 in. (8.9 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.921
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least November 1979—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #9, documents reorganization of display at home in November 1979.

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