Moche Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi nagaland meticulously applied to accentuate its

meticulously applied to accentuate its powerful feline form

Charming old necklace composed of three cut and finely polished Conus shell halves

Oil lamps such as this were indispensable in antiquity

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and connoisseurs of ancient Andean cultures

Moche Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi nagaland meticulously applied to accentuate itsPre Columbian Era, Moche Culture, Moche Phase IIIV, c. 200600 AD, Northern Peru This magnificent and historically significant small sized ceremonial knife (Tumi), crafted from thin sheets of arsenical copper, features a trapezoidal shaft and a crescent shaped cutting edge, a hallmark of Moche metallurgy. Likely a votive offering, it would have been wrapped into a mummy bundle, ensuring its presence in the afterlife. The Tumi was a ceremonial blade