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Sword
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KIV B-8
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .337
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1467a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionBlade (a). Five loose rivets (see 20.1467b).
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Kerma, KIV B-8, March 1914:excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.