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Ceremonial knife ML100771

Moche style1 AD - 800 AD

Museo Larco

Museo Larco
Lima, Peru

This silver ceremonial knife is 1500 years old. It reminds us that precious metals are reserved for making ritual objects with high symbolic meaning. The tumi or ceremonial knife with its characteristic semicircular shape blade is related to the combats and beheadings between mythological beings. It is also present in the portrayal of ritual sacrifices. (UH)

Este cuchillo ceremonial de plata de hace aproximadamente 1500 años nos recuerda que los metales preciosos son reservados para la elaboración de objetos rituales con una alta carga simbólica. El cuchillo ceremonial o tumi con su típica hoja de forma semicircular está relacionado a los combates y decapitaciones entre seres mitológicos. Está también presente en las representaciones de rituales de sacrificios. (UH)

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  • Title: Ceremonial knife ML100771
  • Creator: Moche style
  • Date Created: 1 AD - 800 AD
  • Location Created: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, Peru
  • Título de la obra en español: Cuchillo ceremonial o tumi de plata ML100771
  • Style: Mochica
  • Place Part Of: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: w143 x h264 x d2 mm (Complete object)
  • More Info: Collection Database Entry - Museo Larco - Museo Larco
  • Type: Ceremonial Knife
  • Rights: Museo Larco, Museo Larco
  • External Link: Museo Larco
  • Medium: Plata
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