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Ceremonial knife with two warrior lords
Bronze with green ox…
See original version (French)
69
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Ceremonial knife with two warrior lords
Bronze with green ox…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,400 - €1,800
Voluntary lot
Description
Ceremonial knife
with two warrior lords
Bronze with green oxidation, marks of time.
Mochica, Peru, 100 BC - 300 AD
19.2 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm
Provenance: acquired by the current owner from the David Bernstein Gallery, New York, on 25 February 1999
This type of blade is part of the Mochica metalworking tradition, in which ceremonial weapons were used to assert power. The finesse of the bronze, the balanced composition of the two warrior lords facing each other and the precision of the details - hairstyles, clubs, tambas - reveal a highly masterful craft, serving a staging of prestige that is both sober and striking.
See original version (French)
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