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Nose ornament

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Nose ornament

Date:: 390–450
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Moche (Loma Negra)
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: H. 5 9/16 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 7/8 in. (14.1 x 21.9 x 2.2 cm) Weight: 0.0697lb. (0.0316kg)
Classification:: Metal-Ornaments
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Hugh Smith, by exchange, 1970
Accession Number:: 1978.412.243

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