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Pommel
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1001
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2052
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionSeveral fragments from middle of oval dagger pommel. Approximately eight fragments of ivory along with copper fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1001. excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.