Headrest
1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueWood (Almond, Prunus dulcis)
DimensionsOverall: 15.8 x 23.5 x 7 cm (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1383
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K III. 1914excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
1127–79
1550–1070 B.C.
2960–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about A.D. 1970–1988
3rd century A.D.
2100 B.C.