Model Dagger and Sheath
Object type: Model Dagger and Sheath
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Dagger (a): L 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.); Sheath (b): L. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Imhotep
Locus: Tomb 5107
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Accession year: 1914