Sharpener
Nubian
Kerma
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, 1805-44
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth: 11.2 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm (4 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
20.1649
Medium or Technique
Stone
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Stone. Hole bored from both sides, pierced near one end for suspension. Traces of thong attached.
Provenance
From Kerma 1805-44. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1920: Received by the MFA.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition