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Triangular knife blade with a bevelled cutting edge. The handle has disappeared; it was probably carved in bone or ivory like other examples found at Kerma. The three rivets that had held the blade to the handle are still in place. It cannot be determined whether this object is an Egyptian import or not. It could have been produced locally as copper mines are known to have existed in Nubia and copper workshops were found at Kerma and in nearby regions, but from a slightly more recent period.

Lame de couteau de forme triangulaire, le tranchant en oblique. Le manche a disparu: il était probablement en os ou en ivoire comme les exemplaires découverts à Kerma. Trois rivets qui fixaient la lame au manche sont encore en place. On ne sait si cet objet est une importation égyptienne. On l'a fabriqué peut-être localement car on connait des mines de cuivre en Nubie et des ateliers de travail du cuivre ont été découverts à Kerma et dans la région, mais à une époque quelque peu postérieure.

Triangular knife blade with a bevelled cutting edge. The handle has disappeared; it was probably carved in bone or ivory like other examples found at Kerma. The three rivets that had held the blade to the handle are still in place. It cannot be determined whether this object is an Egyptian import or not. It could have been produced locally as copper mines are known to have existed in Nubia and copper workshops were found at Kerma and in nearby regions, but from a slightly more recent period.

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