Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (3.8 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.950

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenancePrivate collection, United States, before November 18, 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1987, lot 62]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1987–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.

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