Tumi or ceremonial gold knife - Peru (between 1000 and 1400 PCN)

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Subject : Tumi or ceremonial knife reminiscent of a spoon. The embossed gold receptacle represents a profile figure holding a scepter or a weapon. In front of him stands the representation of an animal close to the coyote (almost mythical creature also called AHUITZOTL and often associated with the war).

The Tumis were used in various functions: surgery, war and domestic uses, etc.

Medium : Gold hammered.

Origin: Peru, between 1000 and 1400 PCN - attributed to the Lambayeque region - Probably CHIMU.

Condition : Very good state.

Dimensions: 18 cm. Weight_95.3 grams

Parallels : See books:

1) Collectif, Trésor de la céramique précolombienne dans les collections Barbier-Mueller, Barcelone 2003.

2) Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'or du Pérou, Lausanne 1988

3) Bernard VILLARET, Arts anciens du Pérou, Singapour 1985

4) Santiago UCEDA CASTILLO, Le Pérou avant les Incas, Paris 2017

5) Collectif, Les Maîtres de l'Art précolombien : la collection Dora et Paul Janssen, Bruxelles 2005

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