Nose Ornament

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7.0 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4283
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4283

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