Headrest
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.
Images (5)
Artifact
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id
16847
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Joseph Brummer Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet New York, May 11-14, 1949; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1949, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
5
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_61.301_Fnt_BW_H49.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_61.301_Fnt_BW_H49.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_61.301_Fnt_BW_H49.jpg |
| imageCount | 5 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/61.301 |