Ornament Item Number: Sf571 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
A semi-circular shaped ornament made of a thin sheet of gold-coloured metal. The straight edge of the ornament has a hole cut out of it at the centre. The ornament has a design of four concentric circles at the centre with a border of dots at the edge.
Nose ornaments are depicted frequently in Moche and Vicus ceramics. They are worn hanging from the septum (Lumbreras).
nose ornament
Vicus/Moche Style, contemporary with Moche 1 and 2; 0-200 C.E.