Description
This wooden headrest has a fluted base. Headrests were included in burials, often placed near the head of the mummy. The pair of human hands for the support makes this headrest especially appealing.
Conservation
Date
Description
Narrative
8/18/1998
Examination
survey
Exhibitions
In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1978.
Provenance
Joseph Brummer Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet New York, May 11-14, 1949; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1949, by purchase.
