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Alabaster headrest

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4520

Alabaster headrest. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-4-12
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Furniture
  • Findspot
    G 4520 b (= published G 4520 A), chamber
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 20.9 cm Width: 17.1 cm Length: stand: 18.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 21.2790
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/04/1914
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 504, fig. 310, p. 506.

    Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 65.