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Document identity
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128162
label
Nose Plug
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
128162
contentType
object
title
Nose Plug
date
200–1000 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908611
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 1.8 x 6 cm (11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
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Ecuador, Esmeraldas
accession
1951.156
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
Nose Plug, 200–1000 CE. Ecuador, Esmeraldas. Gold; overall: 1.8 x 6 cm (11/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.156
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
Working with gold dates back to at least 500 BC in Ecuador and Colombia.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” August 15, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
creditline
The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:36:53.272000
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128162
dept
Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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gold
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