Moche Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi nagaland Oil lamps such as this

Oil lamps such as this were indispensable in antiquity

and connoisseurs of ancient Andean cultures

Many of their creations embody mythical or supernatural beings — half-human

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these pieces were intentionally crafted using coarser clay

Moche Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi nagaland Oil lamps such as thisPre Columbian Era, Moche Culture, Moche Phase IIIV, c. 200600 AD, Northern Peru This magnificent and historically significant small sized ceremonial knife (Tumi), crafted from thin sheets of arsenical copper, features a trapezoidal shaft and a crescent shaped cutting edge, a hallmark of Moche metallurgy. Likely a votive offering, it would have been wrapped into a mummy bundle, ensuring its presence in the afterlife. The Tumi was a ceremonial blade