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Dagger blade, pommel and sheath
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN193 no. 2
Medium/Technique
Bronze or copper, Ivory, leather
Dimensions
Pommel: L: 4.0 cm W: 45.1 cm D: 0.6 cm Blade and scabbard: L: 23.2 cm W: 6.4 cm D: 1.0 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2086
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionDagger and pommel and scabbard. Dagger still in leather scabbard. Lunate ivory handle loose. Pommel is yellow ivory stained green. Attached with two rivets to remains of the haft. Leather scabbard cracked with some textile adhering. Fragile condition. Remains of cord brittle and broken.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KN193 no. 2. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.