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Rivet from dagger
Rivet from dagger

Rivet from dagger

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, shell
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 x 1 cm (11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number14.1267
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1625x. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Bronze spearhead
Bronze spearhead
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
Model spear
Model spear
2575–2323 B.C.
Bronze spearhead
Bronze spearhead
Spearhead
Spearhead
Bronze spearhead
Bronze spearhead
Dagger
Dagger
1991–1783 B.C.
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
2625–2130 B.C.
Bronze dagger with wood and ivory handle
Bronze dagger with wood and ivory handle
about 1660–1630 B.C.
Bronze dagger
Bronze dagger
2400–1550 B.C.
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.
Fragments of dagger
Fragments of dagger
about 1700–1550 B.C.