Unknown Central and South American
Nose ornament

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose ornament

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (1.3 × 11.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1291

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Cano Gallery (Guillermo Cano), New York by at least October 17, 1990] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by October, 1990 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on October 17, 1990.
[2] Glassell Album #12.
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

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