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Dagger - blade, pommel and rivets
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KIV B-53
Medium/Technique
Bronze or Copper & Ivory
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: blade 12.2 x 1.4 pommel 6.2 x 3.5
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1469a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionChild's or ceremonial weapon. Blade complete; two rivets in place and a third hole. Flat ivory pomel with two rivets in place.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KIV B-53. March 1914 - excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.