Nose Ornament

n.d.

5.2 cm 19.9 cm 0.1 cm

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This gold nose ornament was crafted in the style of finery of the Calima culture of ancient Colombia. However, close inspection and analysis by our Conservation department has revealed that it was probably crafted in the twentieth century, and is not a pre-Columbian creation.

Sculpture

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id
80224
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sculpture
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stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
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pageCount
2
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import
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.69