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A ceremonial knife (or tumi) from the Lambayeque civilization (Sican) of northern Peru, 9-11th century. Gold and silver inlaid with turquoise.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Art, M. M. o. (2015, April 15). Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/
Chicago Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 15, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/.
MLA Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Apr 2015. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
