Digital Giza | Fragments of wood headrest

Fragments of decayed wood headrest, in three pieces; [column] not fluted, but upper part has two arms carved on underside, hands palm open as supporting ends; base incomplete. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

ID

HUMFA_38-3-12
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Furniture
Findspot

Pit G 6026a B, chamber
Material

Wood
Dimensions

Height: 3.5 - 4 cm; stem: 7 cm + 2 cm (9 cm) Width: 6 - 7 cm Length: upper part: ca 18 - 19 cm Diameter: 2.5+ cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Date of Register Entry

03/07/1938

G 6026
- Site Name Western Cemetery

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 588
- ID: HUMFA_38-3-12
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 588 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_38-3-12
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 591
- ID: HUMFA_38-3-12
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 591 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_38-3-12
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix O: Cemetery G 6000, page 030
- ID: HUMFA_38-3-12

Fragments of wood headrest

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