Nose ornament

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Nose ornament
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 7.0 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1196
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ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, by May, 1988 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1988, lot 41]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, April 28, 1988–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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