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head-rest
Object Type
head-rest
Museum number
EA23068
Description
Base of wooden head-rest decorated with inlaid ivory studs; incised Hieroglyphic text.
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Dra Abu el-Naga (Thebes)
Materials
wood
ivory
Technique
inlaid
incised
Dimensions
Height:
5.50 centimetres
Weight:
0.228 kilograms
Width:
28 centimetres
Depth:
7.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
incomplete - upper part lost
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev Greville John Chester
Acquisition date
1886
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA23068
Registration number
1886,1009.114