CultureMoche
Titles
- Nose Ornament with Feline
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 6.7 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.974
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.974
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.1
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.2
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Hammered, cut, and filigreed gold
2001.1361.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1035.1,.2
