Nose Ring with Oval Disc

700-1500

5.3 cm 4.3 cm

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Gold nose rings were among the artifacts brought back to Spain by Columbus. They were a popular form of body ornament and sign of rank for both men and women in ancient Central America.

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Tiffany & Co.; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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