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Knife1300–1560 CE

Not on view
Small ancient metal blade object with curved red-painted surface, green corrosion, and a small sculptural figure at one end

Unknown, Knife, 1300–1560 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Knife
Culture
Inka
Place Made
Peruvian Andes
Date Made
1300–1560 CE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 4 in. (10.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.235
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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