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Middle Kingdom
Discovered as part of a burial belonging to a man named Khety, this headrest has a support in the form of a column, and a head support in the form of outstretched hands.
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Title: Headrest
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 12
Reign: Amenemhat II and later
Date: ca. 1919–1800 B. C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, South Khor tomb A, shaft 5301 (burial of Khety), MMA excavations, 1930–31
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: h. 13 cm (5 1/8 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Object Number: 32.1.136a–c
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