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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
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.
1550–1070 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2465–2150 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2465–2150 B.C.
2649–2134 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
