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Dagger
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Blade: 32 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm (12 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionBronze. Blade complete; four rivet holes and three rivets in place. Bronze fitting from grip. Flat ivory pommel with two rivets in place; broken and incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb X-B 203, March 1914. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA by the Sudanese government.