Nose Ornament

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CultureNariño

Titles

Nose Ornament
Nose Ornament with Star Finials

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia

PlaceEcuador

MediumGold

DimensionsWidth: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.551

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

200 Brown Gallery

On view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1972–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 8, precedes slide dated "FEB 72".
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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