Nose Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (3.6 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.935
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.

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