Headrest

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

Not on view

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Title: Headrest
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, Burial 6A.X.B24, MMA excavations, 1918–19
Medium: Hard wood
Dimensions: H. 24 × W. 20 × D. 8.5 cm (9 7/16 × 7 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Object Number: 19.3.152
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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