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Pommel

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1033

Medium/Technique ivory
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 16 cm (2 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2056
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionLarge dagger pommel broken in half with one side missing. Stained brown. Large area of center also missing. Weathered on broken edge.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1033. excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.