Nose Ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 in. (1.6 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2434.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995) and Cora Williams Witten, New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995 [1]; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995–2001; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, Lot 435]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2001–2004 [2]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #15

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