Nose Ornament

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Nose Ornament

Date200 BC–400 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (3.5 × 6.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.609

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceTwo old collection stickers on the back of this ornament read "GN 26" and "3 g";
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1980 [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.609
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Circular sticker: "GN / 26"
Square sticker: "38"

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