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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
4155
label
Nose Ring with Four Rectangular Holes in Rim
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
4155
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Nose Ring with Four Rectangular Holes in Rim
description
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.
provenance
[Found at a graveyard between Divalá (a village on the outskirts of settled Panama, thirty miles west of David in the province of Chiriqui) and Costa Rica, Spring 1909]; Tiffany & Co. New York, 1910, by purchase [from ""Indians,"" see December 29, 1910 correspondance from Tiffany & Co. to Henry Walters]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
800-1521 (Pre-Columbian or Early Conquest)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
ornaments
nose rings
jewelry
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.6
height
2.7
dimensionsRaw
5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1.6 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chiriqui
med
gold alloy
creator_ids
15521
4145
collection_ids
AME
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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3d3cea9bbdd27e19