Nose ornament with two scorpions
Nose ornament with two scorpions
Nose ornament with two scorpions
Nose ornament with two scorpions

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Nose ornament with two scorpions,

500–700 CE

Mochica
Early Intermediate Period
2021-95

Information

Title
Nose ornament with two scorpions
Dates

500–700 CE

Medium
Gold and silver
Dimensions
10.2 × 14 cm (4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2021-95
Place Made

South America, Peru, Piura Province, Loma Negra, North coast

Culture
Mochica
Period
Early Intermediate period, Early Intermediate period
Type
ornament, metalwork
Materials
copper
Techniques
gilding, silvering
Subject
scorpions

May 20, 1970, Louis Slavitz (1907-1992), New York, sold to private collection, New York [1]; July 26, 2021, sold to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] According to private collector, New York, acquisition log.

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