Dagger,

Dagger, consisting of a long pointed blade and an ivory trapezoidal pommel, joined by a section (restored here) in turtle-shell. The separate parts are joined together by rivets.

Present location	INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE
Inventory number	L 0510
Dating	CLASSICAL KERMA
Archaeological Site	MIRGISSA
Category	DAGGER
Material	COPPER
Technique	HAMMERING; FULL CAST
Width	5.2 cm

Bibliography

• Gratien Brigitte et Le Saout Françoise, Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p.149, n°216.
• Vila André, "Le cimetière Kerma", dans J. Vercoutter, Mirgissa I, Paris, 1970, p.265, fig.25c.
• Gratien Brigitte, La Nubie au temps des pharaons, catalogue d'exposition, [Boulogne-sur-mer], 1975, p.19, n°114

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