CultureVicús
Titles
- Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, silver coating
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 4 5/8 in. (8.8 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.601
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
Three old collection stickers are on the back. One reads "GN 5", another "14/8 1 of 6", and the third "11 1/2 g" indicating it was possibly purchased from John Wise;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1975 [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.601
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.527
