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Wood and leather fragments
Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 50-X
Medium/Technique
Wood, leather
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1033
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionPart of a wooden handle and some leather stained with green. Probably remains of a knife or dagger and its sheath.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 50-X. 1916 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.