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.
1400–1390 B.C.
A.D. 364–476
4th - 7th century A.D.