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Pommel

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1061

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 11 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2059
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionIvory dagger pommel curved in shape. One large split down the side. Deep depression on one side. Two copper rivets and small fragment of haft remaining.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1061, excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.