Ornament Item Number: Sf568 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A semi-circular shaped ornament made of a thin sheet of gold-coloured metal. The flat edge of the ornament has a circular hole cut into it. At the centre there are repousse designs of concentric circles in rows, and this is bordered by two rows of repousse dots.
History Of Use
Nose ornaments are depicted frequently in Moche and Vicus ceramics. They are worn hanging from the septum (Lumbreras).
Cultural Context
nose ornament
Narrative
Vicus/Moche Style, contemporary with Moche 1 and 2; 0-200 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- Sf568
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered and repousse
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 4.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 200
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0711/0070