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Headrest

23rd century BCE · Egypt

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Plate 1Headrest, Egypt, 23rd century BCE, wood, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 61.301.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 119, cat. 57 (supplied scan PDF p. 117)

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Headrest, Egypt, 23rd century BCE, wood, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 61.301.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 119, cat. 57 (supplied scan PDF p. 117)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 57: Headrest. 23rd century BCE; wood; Egypt.

Date
23rd century BCE
Object type
Tools, furnishings & ritual objects
Recorded place
Egypt
Holding
Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum
Accession
61.301
Source locator
Printed p. 119, cat. 57 (supplied scan PDF p. 117)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).