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Handle and rivets from dagger
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1600 C
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 1.9 cm (2 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionSword handle with four rivets in place with fragment of ivory handle and two copper strips.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1600 C. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.