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title: Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife

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## Image File

[![Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3801.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3801.jpg)

## Image Caption

A ceremonial knife (or tumi) from the [Lambayeque civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lambayeque_Civilization/) ([Sican](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lambayeque_Civilization/)) of northern Peru, 9-11th century. [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) inlaid with turquoise.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2015, April 15). Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 15, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lambayeque Ceremonial Knife." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Apr 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3801/lambayeque-ceremonial-knife/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/309982) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/309982). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 April 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.