Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife

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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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Art, M. M. o. (2015, April 15). Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." World History Encyclopedia, April 15, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/.

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Apr 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/.

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