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Headrest

5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC, From Giza, western cemetery, shaft S 344/346

 

 

Headrest

Headrests and supports for the neck were everyday objects, used to prevent damage to the coiffure when a person lay down; but they also supported a mummy’s head in its coffin. When used by the living, the hard support was cushioned with a folded linen cloth or a small pillow.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum V

Object data

Object Name

Headrest

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Old Kingdom

Dated

5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC

Material

Calcite

Dimensions

H 21 cm, B 20 cm, T 7,5 cm

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7798

Provenance

1914, excavated by of the Academy of Sciences, Vienna

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