Pre-Columbian Inca Gilt Copper Tupu

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, north-central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1523 CE. A slender copper tupu covered in fine layers of gilding. The needle-form body has sturdy walls that t

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. Wow! A gilded copper tupu of delightful form with a long, tapering pin surmounted by a discoid finial with a notched pe

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A beautiful tunic pin known as a "tupu" composed of copper that has aged to have a pretty dark green patina. Th

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A beautiful tunic pin known as a "tupu" composed of a copper alloy containing 8% silver. The needle-form bo

2pc Moche Pre Columbian Gilt Copper Artifacts. Includes a plaque with two figural heads 15.5''x12'' and belt ornament piece 11''x8''. Ornament has broken straps and is missing scattered hanging tabs.

Lot of 3 1" Chimu/ Inca Copper Mace Head Pendants, Peru

A choice Inca tumi fro northern Ecuador, ca. 1400 – 1500 AD. This fine ceremonial knife is 3-3/4” high, its heavy blade is 3-3/4” wide and the handle is topped with a nicely detailed figure that

A nice collection of eight Inca copper tools from northern Ecuador, ca. 1400 – 1500 AD. The longest are 4-3/4” in length. These nicely detailed effigies are a rare votive offering.

A group of Inca copper trade currency from northern Ecuador, ca. 1400 – 1500 AD. There is a set of five ingots each 2-1/8” long and a group of four that are 1-1/8” long. Each of the smaller ones

An excellent Inca copper amulet from northern Ecuador, ca. 1400 – 1500 AD. This intricately detailed figural tumi-form pendant is 1-7/8” long and depicts a figure wearing a fancy feather headdress

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chimu-Inca, ca. 100 to 1500 CE. Nice collection of four silver and one copper tweezer. These were used by the men (and assumptively women as

Pre-Columbian Inca Moche/Chimu Copper Ring, Gold and Silver Gilded, Visible Iridescence From Oxidization, Ex-Private Palm Beach Collection, Origin: South America, Age: 800-1000 A.D. Measures 1 1/2" x

Pre-Columbian Chimu Copper Tupu from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 1000-1200 CE. upu pins were used to secure a mantle or shawl by Andean woman. Stand included. Ex. Greg Perdun Collection, Grafton, Ill

Pre-Columbian, Peru to Bolivia, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1500 CE. A rare type of Inca weaponry known as a bola or an ayllo made from heavy cast-copper with single loop ring at base that would be tied to the

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting la

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. An amazing example of a ceremonial tumi, a curved, crescent-shaped blade topped by a long, cylindrical handle with a finial decorative motif of a

Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wonderful cast-copper ceremonial tumi, a curved, crescent-shaped blade topped by a long tubular handle with a finial decorative mo

Pre-Columbian, Inca Empire, ca. 1430 to 1533 CE. This is a pair of copper mace heads, each with a pretty blue-green patina, and a spiked design around the exterior. Votice mace heads like this would h

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Kingdom of Cusco / Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A pair of hand-forged copper celt or chisel heads, one with a slightly expanded midsection, with a thicker blunt end and a nar

**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A heavy, solid, cast copper bola - a weighted weapon with a sturdy loop for attachment to a long rope. The form has

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A pair of elegant axe heads, solid-cast from copper, with large cylindrical sockets for hafting and a distinctive flattened T-shape. Comes with c

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A lovely selection of 3 hand-forged copper adze heads of varying sizes, each with a lengthy body, a stocky tang, and a crescent-shaped blade with

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fabulous copper ceremonial blade known as a tumi, with a camelid head serving as the handle. The blade is a highly stylized implement, with a broad, o

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE. A fine set of 2 cast-copper axe heads of hefty forms, both with stocky tangs and crescent-shaped bl