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Sharpener
Nubian
Kerma
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, 1805-49
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1651
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionStone, upper end square and pierced for suspension. Traces of red color.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma 1805-46. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1920: Received by the MFA.