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Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Back to description of this object Nose ornament with shrimp, 2nd–3rd century; Moche Vicús region; from Loma Negra, Piura Valley Silver, gold, greenstone; 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (12.1 x 18.4 cm) The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1236)

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