Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (4.4 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.949
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 January 20, 1994 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, before objects described on January 20, 1994.

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