Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife and a vertical column of

and a vertical column of hieratic inscription naming Amen-mose as “The Osiris

A rare and architecturally impressive lidded incensario from the Escuintla/Tiquisate region of Guatemala

dating to the Middle to Late Formative period

volumetric form are consistent with shaft tomb figures from Nayarit

Weight: ~0

Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife and a vertical column ofPre Columbian Moche Copper Tumi Knife Peru, ca. 100800 CE An exceptional Moche copper ceremonial tumi featuring a crescent shaped blade surmounted by a finely cast openwork feline figure. Among the most iconic forms of ancient Andean metalwork, tumis held ceremonial and ritual significance and are closely associated with elite status and religious practices in ancient Peru. The feline finial is particularly noteworthy, as felines occupied a central