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
Dimensions1 1/2 × 2 1/16 in. (3.8 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.931
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 January 26, 1987—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on January 26, 1987.
Exhibition HistorySaid to be from Peru [1].

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on January 26, 1987.

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