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Pommel
Nubian
Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KB15 #7
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 10 cm (1 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2048
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionSlightly curved ivory pommel, bad split on one side, encrusted with dirt and red ochre with one copper rivet still attached. Complete.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KB15 #7. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.