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Nose Ring
before 1500
gold
(Ancient Americas )
(Ancient Americas )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Tiffany & Co.; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Gold of the Ancient Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2015 | Treatment | Minor cleaning for exhibition |
| 4/16/2015 | Treatment | The ring nose is a lost wax hollow casting. The casting is made of a gold alloy containing a fair amount of copper, tumbaga. The surface was acid etched to remove copper and make it appear more gold, a technique called depletion gilding. Etched dendritic patterns are visible in the better preserved areas of the surface. The surface was grimy and was gently cleaned prior to installation in the Ancient Americas gold exhibition (opened May 9, 2015). |
Geographies
Panama
(Place of Origin)
Colombia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 5/16 × W: 1 7/16 × D: 3/8 in. (3.3 × 3.6 × 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910 (from Tiffany & Co.)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.339