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Bone awl
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K455x
Medium/Technique
Bone
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1596
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionTwo fragments of a bone awl.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K455x. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.