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Dagger blade and pommel
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KXB -411
Medium/Technique
Bronze or copper and Ivory
Dimensions
Pommel: L: 11.0 cm W. (extant): 4.5 cm D: 0.4 cm Blade: L: 22.7 cm W: 2.5 cm D: 0.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2083
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionPommel: Trapezoidal ivory pommel. One large and three small loose fragments. Three rivets attached. Blade: Copper-bronze blade with heavy encrustation and chipping at edges. Two rivet holes on blade. Small piece missing at attachment point.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KXB , sacrificial corridor, object 411.1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.