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Source Description
This wooden headrest has a fluted base. Headrests were included in burials, often placed near the head of the mummy. The pair of human hands for the support makes this headrest especially appealing.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16847
label
Headrest
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
16847
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Headrest
description
This wooden headrest has a fluted base. Headrests were included in burials, often placed near the head of the mummy. The pair of human hands for the support makes this headrest especially appealing.
provenance
Joseph Brummer Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet New York, May 11-14, 1949; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1949, by purchase.
date
23rd century BCE (Old Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
headrests
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
22.1
depth
7.6
dimensionsRaw
8 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 in. (20.5 x 22.1 x 7.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
6th Dynasty
med
wood
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6182
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EGY
exhibition_ids
2507
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