Nose ornament

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Nose ornament
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 3 × 1/8 in. (5.1 × 7.6 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1199
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1199

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Set of Three Nose or Ear Ornaments
c. 500–1000
Gold
2001.1198.1-.3
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.931
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.932
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.930
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.935
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.933
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.937
front of object
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.940
front of object
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.952
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.926
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.927
front of object
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.949