Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus

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Public Domain

Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (8.9 × 11.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.603
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceOne old collection sticker on the back reads "3";
(Similar to lot #4 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 20, 1989);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.603


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on sticker on verso: 3

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Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.602
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament Depicting an Octopus
200 BC–400 AD
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900–200 BC
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200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.592
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Nose Ornament Depicting Two Facing Felines
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.618
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Nose Ornament Depicting a Feline Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.596
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100–800 AD
Gold
2010.543
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Ornament Depicting a Fanged Deity
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1182