Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 3/8 in. (2.2 × 14.6 × 1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.947

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceMontclair Art Museum, Monclair, New Jersey, before May 19, 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1987, lot 63]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 1987–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #10.

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