Dumbarton Oaks - Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Vicús / Frias, Early Intermediate Period
200 BCE - 700 CE
3 cm x 4.8 cm x 3.7 cm (1 3/16 in. x 1 7/8 in. x 1 7/16 in.)
gold
PC.B.527

Not on view

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Additional Images

Bibliography

Benson, Elizabeth P. 1963 Handbook of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., p. 72, cat. 404.

Boone, Elizabeth Hill (ED.) 1996 Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks. Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks; No. 1. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. vol. 1, p. 278-83, pl. 78.

Exhibition History

"Flights of Fancy: Birds in Pre-Columbian Art" Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, 10/1/2009 - 2/28/2010.

"Lasting Impressions: Body Art in the Ancient Americas" , Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, 10/1/2011 - 3/4/2012.

Acquisition History

Acquired by Mrs. Mildred Bliss from Piñata Party, Inc., New York (dealer), 1963

Gift to Dumbarton Oaks by Mrs. Mildred Bliss, 1963.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC.

Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023