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Nose ornament
Nariño
A.D. 600–1550
Object Place: Department of Nariño, Colombia, Southwestern highlands
Medium/Technique
Gold alloy
Dimensions
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1986.102
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings – Nose rings
DescriptionGold nose ring with rectangular side flanges, each with four small rectangular dangling adornments.
ProvenanceAndre Emmerich Gallery, New York (stock no. YE399) [see note]. 1985, the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, Dallas; November 25, 1985, Marcus Foundation and others sale (Pre-Columbian, American Indian, tribal art and antiquities, no. 6030), Christie's, New York, lot 81, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1986, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 1986)
NOTE: According to the Christie's auction catalogue.
NOTE: According to the Christie's auction catalogue.