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Pommel
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K 1036
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 8.5 cm (1 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2057
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionIvory dagger pommel with remains of wood haft. Weathered with salt encrustation and some black staining.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1036. excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.