<em>Headrest</em>, 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)

Headrest

Medium: Wood

Dates:ca. 2350–2170 B.C.E., or later

Dimensions: 8 3/8 × 3 1/16 × 6 3/4 in. (21.3 × 7.7 × 17.2 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 05.325

Image: CUR.05.325_view01.jpg,

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.

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