Nose Ornament with Two Deities

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Two Deities
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (11.4 × 20.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.519
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ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.519
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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