Nose Ornament

CultureNariño
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
  • Nose Ornament with Geometric Patterns
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold or copper
DimensionsWidth: 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.553
Not on view

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Provenance[André Emmerich, Inc., New York]; Laurence C. Witten, II (1926–1995) and Cora W. Witten, New Haven, Southport, Connecticut, and Florida; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995–1996; [Sotheby's, New York, May 14, 1996, lot 36]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1996–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
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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