Headrest

23rd century BCE (Old Kingdom)

22.1 cm 20.5 cm 7.6 cm

Citation Source image

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.

कलाकृति/वस्तु

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16847
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provenance
Joseph Brummer Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet New York, May 11-14, 1949; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1949, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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5
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Terms

संस्कृति
Egyptian
माध्यम
wood
विधा
Wood headrests

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