Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold with turquoise beads
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 3 7/16 × 1/4 in. (6.6 × 8.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.631
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAn old collection sticker reading "GN28," possibly a John Wise number, is on the back;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.631
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker on verso: "GN / 28"

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