Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 1 × 1/4 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1242
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sold at Sotheby's New York, May 17, 1993, lot #252);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1242

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Nose Ornament
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Gold
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