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Dagger

Dagger

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze, ivory, cloth
DimensionsOverall: 38.9 cm (15 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1561
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, X-B-282. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Dagger
Dagger
Dagger
Dagger
1991–1783 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.
Swords and daggers (Kerma) (good). 14-3-840 (=MFA 20.1557a-b), 14-2-965 (=MFA 20.1563a-b), 14-2…
Dagger
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Fragments of dagger
Fragments of dagger
2400–1550 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.