Dagger [.1] with two edged blade with an etched ?Arabic inscription, with a leather sheath [.2] [SM 15/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger [.1] with two edged blade with an etched ?Arabic inscription, with a leather sheath [.2] [SM 15/06/2007]
Long description: Dagger [.1] with two edged blade with an etched ?Arabic inscription, with a leather sheath [.2]. The dagger blade is inscribed on both surfaces. The hilt is made of ?ivory, ?horn or ?bone and is slightly carved at the grip. The butt is darker. The sheath is made of a single piece of leather that is stitched together down one edge with fine string. [SM 15/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; [Eastern Sudan]
Cultural groups: Arab
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source A. Evans; PRM source Arthur John Evans
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1913
Date collected: By 1913
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1913
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Horn, Material Bone, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Inscribed, Process Stitched, Process Etched
Dimensions: Width: max 22 mm dagger, Length: max 248 mm dagger, Length: max 158 mm sheath, Width: max 35 mm sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.63.1.1 Accession number: 1913.63.1.2

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