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Awls
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV 428
Medium/Technique
Bone
Dimensions
Length x width: 10.7 x 1.25 cm (4 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5782
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionFour bone awls/bone points (one has a fragment of joint end).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K IV 428. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.