Nose Ornament with Intertwined Serpents, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gold, silver, shell, H. 4 15/16 x W. 8 5/16 x D. 7/16 in. (12.5 x 21.1 x 1.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Nose ornaments made of precious metals were worn by the elite in Peru beginning in the middle of the first millennium B.C.; they remained in fashion for over a thousand years, until about 700 A.D. Among the Moche people of the north coast, they were an essential part of royal costume
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Nose Ornament, Intertwined Serpents, 390–450, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Gold, silver, shell, H, 4 15/16 x W, 8 5/16 D, 7/16, 12.5 21.1 1.1 cm, Metal-Ornaments, ornaments, precious metals, worn, elite, middle, first millennium, B.C, remained, fashion, thousand years, 700 .D, Moche people, north coast, essential part, royal costume
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