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Object Number 31-26-50/B5083
Display Title Dagger in sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron dagger, wood handle, stamped/dyed leather and croc skin sheath, hide loop
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zaggara?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 8 x 4.6 cm (11 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B5083

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