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title: Mesoamerican Silver Nose Ornament
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16201/mesoamerican-silver-nose-ornament/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-07-27
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# Mesoamerican Silver Nose Ornament
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16201.png)
## Image Caption
A hammered [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) nose ornament from Mesoamerica. Colima or Mixtec, 12-14th century. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, July 27). Mesoamerican Silver Nose Ornament. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mesoamerican Silver Nose Ornament." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 27, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mesoamerican Silver Nose Ornament." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jul 2022, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316891?what=Silver&ao=on&ft=mexico&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=18) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316891?what=Silver&ao=on&ft=mexico&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=18). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.