CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
- Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold with turquoise inlay
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 13/16 in. (33.3 × 13.4 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1118
Not on view
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[1] John Wise archives at the Dallas Museum, accessed February 20, 2009, invoice dated September 15, 1976.
[2] Glassell Album # 9, photographs dated November 1979.
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