Nose and Mouth Ornament — Nazca South coast, Peru, 200 BCE–500 CE
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Nose and Mouth Ornament

Nazca South coast, Peru

When it was made
200 BCE–500 CE

How do we know this date?

The work was created over a period of time. (datowanie wg muzeum (AIC))

Certainty: moderate Source: Art Institute of Chicago

Facts

Place of origin
Peru
Where it is today
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Type
metal
Material
gold alloy
Movement / style
Nazca
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Meanwhile elsewhere

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