Limestone headrest
Limestone headrest in three pieces; dowel in top part to receive tenon of column, trace of plaster on tenon shows top and column were plastered together.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-5-94
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_27-5-94; 27-5-94
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Furniture
- Entry Date
- 05/25/1927
- Title
- Limestone headrest
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: total: 29.4 cm; base: 2.5 cm; column: 18.3 cm plus 1.5 cm; top or headrest: 8.7 cm Width: base: 9.3 cm; column: 7.2 cm, 5.4 cm, 5.6 cm; base: 7.8 cm; top; 19.5 cm Length: base: 19.6 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7440 Z [= G 7442], on floor beside sarcophagus
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified