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Headrest
Nubian
Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Kerma
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: .133
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1382
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionFragment, top only with holes for dowel and pin. Fair condition.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Southern cemetery, January 1914. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.