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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Nose Ring
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Nose Ring

Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureZenu (Sinu)
Date500-1500 CE
MediumGold-copper alloy
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (3.2 x 3.8 cm)
Object number1992.015.053
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - October 1996
Tears of the Moon: Ancient American Precious Metals from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 16, 1996 - October 31, 1998
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 1972.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Earring/Nose Ring
400-1000 CE
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Two Small Nose Rings and Thin Tube
500-1000 CE
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Nose Ornament
500-1000 CE
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Fish Hook
1-1550 CE
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Nose Ring
1000-1550 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Nose Ring
1000-1550 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Earring or Nose Ring
800-1550 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Necklace
500-1000 CE
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Nose Ring
ca. 1200-1550
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Nose Ornament with Dangles
1000-1300 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Nose Disk
1000-1550 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Nose Disk
1000-1550 CE