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Dagger with pommel and scabbard
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K3501x
Medium/Technique
Bronze or copper, ivory and rawhide or leather
Dimensions
Length: .240
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1560
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionWith ivory grip and panel, complete in upper part of raw hide scabbard
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K3501x. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.