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THBMoche Copper Tumi w/ Copper-Silver Warrior Finial
Lot 81
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. An impressive Moche tumi, a ceremonial knife that features a copper-silver alloy lord king warrior finial holding a mace in one hand, with an atl atl/spear thrower and shield in the other. Dressed like a lord king, he wears an elaborate trophy head adorned tumi crown with a beaded (likely owl beads) necklace, a belt presumably of trophy heads around his hips, and an unusual skull rack with trophy head behind his back. While skull racks appeared on Aztec and Maya architecture, such a personal depiction of a skull rack is quite rare. A very special example, replete with impressive artistry and historical value. Metal composition: tumi finial contains 7-14% silver and 85.2-92.6% copper; lower section contains 99.35% copper Size: 8.625" H (21.9 cm); 9.7" H (24.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Warfare and warriors are recurrent themes in Moche art, a strong testimony to the violence of Moche society which was riven by intense rivalry and competition. After battles, triumphant warriors ceremonially severed the heads of their opponents, hence trophy head motifs often appear in Moche visual culture.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Alex Gordon collection, New York, USA, 1950 to 1960
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#163040Heavy encrusted patina. Minor nicks to lower end of blade. Expected surface wear with some softening to details as shown and nicks to high-pointed areas.Condition
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