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Dagger blade, pommel, and rivets

Dagger blade, pommel, and rivets

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Sudan (Nubia)
Medium/TechniqueBronze or copper, Ivory, tortoise
DimensionsBlade: length: 17.0 cm; width (at greatest): 3.3 cm; depth: 0.2 cm.
Pommel: length: 8.4 cm; width: 5.5 cm; depth: 0.4 cm.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2079
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KXB, sacrificial corridor, object 84. 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.
Swords and daggers (poor). 14-3-369 (2) (=MFA 20.1472), 14-3-439 (=MFA 20.1473), 14-3-443 (=MFA…
Dagger
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.