Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date1–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 3/4 × 3/4 × 3/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.570

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1985–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 10, precedes object purchased on November 26, 1985.
[2] Glassell Inventory, inventory precedes object described on December 17, 1985.

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