Nose Ornament

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CultureNariño

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Nose Ornament

Date600–1660 AD

PlaceColombia/Ecuador

MediumGold

DimensionsWidth: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.552

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceProbably [André Emmerich, Inc., New York] [1]; [...]; private collection [2]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 26, 1985, lot 43]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1985–2008 [3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] André Emmerich-style sticker "YE 406" on back.

[2] Sotheby's catalog.

[3] Glassell Album # 10.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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