Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/4 × 3 7/16 in. (7 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2496
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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 May 12, 1979–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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100 BC–600 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
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