Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

DimensionsWidth: 1 inch

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2002.4418

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceThe Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, before 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's New York, November 18, 1987, lot 315]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1987–2002 [2]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #11.

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