$ 1,526.00
Ceremonial knife of 925 silver, handmade with a hammered finish, is a replica of the knife of the sacrificial ceremony of the Mochica collection of the Larco Museum in Lima, Peru.
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Replica of the knife of the sacrifice ceremony from the mochica collection of the Larco Museum.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 shaped blade, is reminiscient of the combats and beheadings between mythological beings. It is also present in the portrayal of ritual sacrifices.
| Weight | 1.0484 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 36 × 25 cm |
