Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date1–1550

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions3 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1/8 in. (8.3 × 13.7 × .3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.919

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, before June 8, 1992 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June 8, 1992–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on June 8, 1992, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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