Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceCentral America (possibly), South America (possibly)
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.738
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1989–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, near object described July 31, 1989.
[2] Glassell Album # 11.

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