Headrest
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Wood
DATES
ca. 2350–2170 B.C.E., or later
DYNASTY
Dynasty 6 (possibly, according to Petrie)
PERIOD
Late Old Kingdom, or later
DIMENSIONS
8 3/8 × 3 1/16 × 6 3/4 in. (21.3 × 7.7 × 17.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
05.325
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Undecorated wooden headrest of conventional form. Possibly a provincial piece.
Condition: Each end of curved portion of headrest badly chipped, otherwise good. Top of headrest appears ancient, cylindrical support and base look dubious. Possibly an assembled piece, although at present it is impossible to say that the piece is a forgery. Base seems small for support and the beveled edge is hard to explain.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Headrest, ca. 2350–2170 B.C.E., or later. Wood, 8 3/8 × 3 1/16 × 6 3/4 in. (21.3 × 7.7 × 17.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.325. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.325_view01.jpg)
IMAGE
overall,
CUR.05.325_view01.jpg., 2016
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