The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

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Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Date:: 2nd–7th century
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Moche
Medium:: Copper (cast), turquoise, pyrite
Dimensions:: Height 6-5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Classification:: Metal-Implements
Credit Line:: Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Accession Number:: 1987.394.334

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