Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions5/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/8 in. (1.6 × 2.9 × 1.0 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2215

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceJack Tanzer, New York, before November 27, 1984 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 27 & 28, 1984, Lot 28]; Laurence C. Witten, II (1926–1995) New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, by 1989–1995; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995–2001 [2]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, lot 435]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2001–2004 [3]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog, November 27, 1984.
[2] Sotheby's Catalog, May 19, 2001.
[3] Glassell Album #15.

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