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Dagger

Dagger

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Sudan (Nubia)
Medium/TechniqueBronze or copper, ivory
DimensionsLength: 37.5 cm W. (at greatest point) 3.2 cm D. 0.5 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2072
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KXB, sacrificial corridor, object 370. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Swords and daggers (Kerma) (good). 14-3-840 (=MFA 20.1557a-b), 14-2-965 (=MFA 20.1563a-b), 14-2…
Dagger with pommel and scabbard
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger with inscribed pommel
Dagger with inscribed pommel
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger - blade, partial grip, rivets
Dagger - blade, partial grip, rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
View: Dagger, pommel
Dagger - blade, pommel and rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Swords and daggers (Poor). 13-12-298 (2) (=MFA 20.1460a-c), 14-1-759 (=MFA 20.2076), 14-2-13 (2…
Dagger - blade, pommel and rivet
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger - blade, partial grip and rivets
Dagger - blade, partial grip and rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
View: Dagger, pommel
Dagger - blade, pommel and rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger blade, pommel, and rivets
Dagger blade, pommel, and rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Swords and daggers (poor). 14-3-369 (2) (=MFA 20.1472), 14-3-439 (=MFA 20.1473), 14-3-443 (=MFA…
Dagger and pommel
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger and pommel
Dagger and pommel
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Swords and daggers (Poor). 13-12-298 (2) (=MFA 20.1460a-c), 14-1-759 (=MFA 20.2076), 14-2-13 (2…
Dagger blade, pommel and rivets
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Dagger blade and pommel
Dagger blade and pommel
about 1700–1550 B.C.