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Wood headrest

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2 of 2 • Wood headrest and two wood mallets: [G 5110] 14-12-46 (mallet), [G 5220] 14-12-81 (headrest), [G 5110] 14-12-45 (mallet)
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Wood headrest and two wood mallets: [G 5110] 14-12-46 (mallet), [G 5220] 14-12-81 (headrest), [G 5110] 14-12-45 (mallet)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5110, G 5220

Wood headrest, made in three pieces; dowels on stem, lower dowel goes through base, apparently thin coat of plaster // also some fragments of hard wood from coffin. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-12-81
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Furniture
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 5220, serdab 4
  • Material
    Wood
  • Dimensions
    Height: 21.4 cm Length: top 19.3 cm; base: 21.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/26/1914

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5220

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 5