Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife circa 243–244 AD

circa 243–244 AD

well suited for collectors of Greek and Hellenistic coinage

while the rim is elegantly folded into decorative looped projections

Beverly Hills

a prominent nose

Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife circa 243–244 ADPre Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife Peru, ca. 100800 CE An exceptional Moche copper ceremonial tumi featuring a crescent shaped blade surmounted by a finely cast openwork feline figure. Among the most iconic forms of ancient Andean metalwork, tumis held ceremonial and ritual significance and are closely associated with elite status and religious practices in ancient Peru. The feline finial is particularly noteworthy, as felines occupied a central