Nose Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Nose Ornament

Date1–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (34.9 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.568

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceThe Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1987, lot 67]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1987–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album # 10.

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