Artificial nose, 17th-18th century. Published July 11, 2016 at 889 × 1250 in Artificial nose, 17th-18th century. Artificial nose, made of plated metal. Such noses would have been made to replace an original, which may have been congenitally absent or deformed, lost through accident or during combat or due to a degenerative disease, such as syphilis. Full view.