Top of a headrest
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Object Place for LabelDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions6.5 x 13.2 cm (2 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-718
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit B. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 20, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
2500–2350 B.C.
2465–2150 B.C.
2649–2134 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2465–2150 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
