Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper, H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm), Metal-Implements, The Moche people of northern Peru (first–seventh century) were among the first to use copper, often with the addition of arsenic to harden the metal and improve the quality of the cast. Moche metalworkers hammered most of their precious metals—gold and silver—into objects of sheet metal, but many works in copper were cast by the lost-wax technique
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