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

Nose Ornament

Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureQuimbaya
Dateca. 1200-1550 CE
MediumGold-copper alloy (tumbaga)
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 11/16 x 8 1/2 in. (4.3 x 21.6 cm)
Object number1992.015.055
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - April 1994
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Ken Klassen, Burnaby, Canada, ca. 1975-1985.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas