An excellent Inca bronze tumi with complete Jaguar. This ceremonial knife has a short, thick handle and a rarer oval-shaped Half-moon gilded blade. The finial has a very detailed feline lying down on a rectangular platform. Mouth opened with teeth exposed. Eyes, ears, spots, and overall body are well formed—measures 3.25” in height., 3.75” on a custom-made stand.
Condition is Choice. Peru c. 1350-1500 AD.
Provenance: Ex Private New York collection, NY
A similar example is housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 64.228.242; the “1874 German Bilder Atlas” and in “Cobre Del Antiguo Peru.”
Price – $5,250
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