Head Rest
Object Number:
E12329
Current Location:
Collections storage
Provenience:
Memphis (Egypt)
Period:
Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Date Made:
1390-1190 BC
Early Date:
-1390
Late Date:
-1190
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Wood
Description:
Base of a wooden headrest. The top is now missing. The base is decorated with fluting and a single column of hieroglyphs. On either side are incised images of the god Bes.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 222-23
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