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Knife blade
Nubian
Meroitic Period
A.D. 90–246
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 288; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
Blade: 4.4 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-41g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
DescriptionKnife blade and other small fragments
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 288 February 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.