Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 11/16 × 3 9/16 in. (6.8 × 9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4401
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 May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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