CultureVicús
Titles
- Nose Ornament with felines
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/16 × 3 1/8 in. (6.2 × 8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.622
Not on view
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Object Type
Probably purchased from John Wise during the early 1970's;
One old collection sticker on the back reads "6";
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1979 [Glassell Album #9, documents reorganization of display at home on November 1979];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.622
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Red sticker "6"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
1100–1450 AD
Bone, cotton, and wool string
2010.1090
