Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 800 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A set of 2 copper artifacts from ancient Peru including a Moche copper tumi with a series of raised nodules on the end opposite the blade head as well as a Chimu copper bowl with pattern-molded geometric motifs surrounding the exterior. Size (bowl): 6.3" W x 1.75" H (16 cm x 4.4 cm); (tumi): 0.6" L x 1.2" W x 5" H (1.5 cm x 3 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired May 2004 (tumi) and June 2005 (bowl); (tumi) ex-Arte Xibalba, Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, USA; (bowl) ex-Arte Xibalba, Osprey, Florida, USA

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#186202

Bowl with losses and perforations to basin surface as shown; tumi with small chips to pommel and blade end. Each with great patina throughout.