Ornament with Crescent Shaped Nose and Whiskers

CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (probably)
Titles
  • Ornament with Crescent Shaped Nose and Whiskers
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 5 13/16 in. (7.5 × 14.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.645.A-.C
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ProvenanceEx. private New Jersey collection;
(Arte Primitivo NY, 6.9.05, lot #276);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.645

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