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Headrest

2500–2350 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 21.1 x 18.4 x 6.4 cm (8 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.2790
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ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 4520 b. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.