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Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Nose Plug

200–1000 CE

Ecuador, Esmeraldas

gold
Overall: 1.8 x 6 cm (11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1951.156
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Working with gold dates back to at least 500 BC in Ecuador and Colombia.
  • ?-1951
    Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1951
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” August 15, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 6-April 4, 1956. "Jewelry: Past and Present."
    Jewelry Techniques Past and Present. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-April 4, 1956).
  • {{cite web|title=Nose Plug|url=false|author=|year=200–1000 CE|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.156