Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 3 11/16 in. (6.1 × 9.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.930
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least August 1976—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #9 lists AG 1177 as being sold August 1, 1976 to Lee Miller.

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