Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 4 1/16 in. (8.5 × 10.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.595
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Object Type
ProvenanceTwo old collection stickers are on the back: one reads "GN 12" and the other reads"13 3/4 g";
Probably purchased from John Wise;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.595
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stickers on verso: 13 3/4 g; 9N12

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