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Headrest
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 1084-5
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x Length: 17.5 x 43.8 cm (6 7/8 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1385a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis wooden headrest was carved in one piece. It has a long, flat base (from which a small frgament is missing), a fluted neck, crescent-shaped rest. It was once broken through the neck, but has been mended.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K. 1084-5. 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.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)