Description
Tairona Gold Nose Ornament, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful nose ornament hammered from a sheet of 81% gold (equivalent to 18K+). The open-ended annular accessory features an openwork tubular body that curves in a relatively ovoid manner and has a ridged end...