Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureTairona

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date500–1500 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.582

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1988, lot # 234]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1988–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11.
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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