Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Datec. 200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/4 × 4 3/16 in. (8.3 × 10.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4459
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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front of object
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1000–1550 AD
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100 BC–600 AD
Gold
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600–1500 AD
Cast gold
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100 BC–600 AD
Gold
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100 BC–600 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament
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200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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front of object
Nose Ornament
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
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c. 500–1000
Gold
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
Nose Ornament with Dangles
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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