Ceremonial knife decorated with human figure (below). Bronze. knife decorated with a bird figure (above). Silver. Chimu culture, Late

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Ceremonial knife decorated with human figure (below). Bronze. knife decorated with a bird figure (above). Silver. Chimu culture, Late Intermediate period (1100-1400 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

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