Nose Ornament with Pendant in the Form of Anthropomorphic Fish

Nose Ornament with Pendant in the Form of Anthropomorphic Fish

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Nose Ornament with Pendant in the Form of Anthropomorphic Fish
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Nose Ornament with Pendant in the Form of Anthropomorphic Fish
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. (6.9 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.528
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.528

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