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Nose Ornament with Depiction of Face

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Nose Ornament with Depiction of Face
Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Depiction of Face
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (6.5 × 9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.597
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.597

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