Nose ornament,
200 BCE–100 CE

Salinar

Early Intermediate Period

y1994-117

Information

Title

Nose ornament

Dates

200 BCE–100 CE

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

h. 3.2 cm., w. 8.4 cm. (1 1/4 x 3 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Object Number

y1994-117

Place Made

South America, Peru, Lambayeque, North coast, Lagunas

Culture

Salinar

Period

Early Intermediate period

Type

nose ornaments, ornament

Materials

gold

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1994," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 54, no. 1 (1995): p. 40-79., p. 79

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Salinar, Early Intermediate Period, 200 BCE–100 CE, Lambayeque, North coast, Peru, Andes, Nose ornament. Gold; 3.2 x 8.4 cm. Anonymous gift (y1994-117)