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Crude limestone headrest; broken into two pieces.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

ID
HUMFA_33-1-83
Alternate IDs
33-1-83; HUMFA_33-1-83
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Furniture
Entry Date
01/28/1933
Title
Limestone headrest
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm Width: 22.8 cm Thickness: 10.2 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2220 B, debris of pit itself
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 451, fig. 277, p. 453.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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