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Dagger blade
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KXB 405
Medium/Technique
Bronze or copper
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 1.1 cm (3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2069
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionLong thin copper-bronze dagger blade (a). No handle. c.=Three loose corroded rivets and two rivets stuck together. Brown staining from scabbard.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KXB, sacrificial coridor, object 405. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.