Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife heavy-lidded eyes

heavy-lidded eyes

a prominent nose

well suited for collectors of Greek and Hellenistic coinage

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Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife heavy-lidded eyesPre 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