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Title	Headrest
Artist	Artist Unknown (Egyptian)
Date	c. 2635-2155 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Woodwork | Hardwood, traces of gesso

Size:

8 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (21 x 19.7 x 8.3 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Egypt

Culture:

Egyptian, Africa, Egypt

Style:

Old Kingdom, 28th-21st century B.C.

Physical Description:

headrest with fluted column on rectangular base; column supports curved oval element on top of smaller rectangle (oval and rectangle are carved from one piece of wood); two wooden pins on one side one on base and one on smaller rectangle

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Dr. Mary Weisel Purchase Fund

Accession Number:

2000.70.2

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Headrest

Artist Unknown (Egyptian)

c. 2635-2155 B.C.