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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Headrest
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Headrest

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom (?)
Date1539-1077 BCE (?)
MediumWood
Credit LineCharlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art
Object number1999.001.142 A
Exhibition HistoryCultural Sensations: Africa, Coca-Cola Company Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, April 21 - June 20, 2003
Napoleon in Egypt, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Georgia, January 13 - March 26, 2006
ProvenanceEx coll. Niagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls, Canada. Purchased by MCCM from William Jamieson (1954-2011) [Golden Chariot Productions], Toronto, Canada.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Headrest
1539-1292 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Headrest Amulet
1292-1077 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Headrest with Fluted Pedestal
2543-2120 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Shabti of Sety I
1290-1279 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Mirror
1539-1077 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Coffin Lid of Baket
1539-1479 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
Arm from a Coffin
1190-1077 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Royal Figure
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
Anubis Statuette
after 1539 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Shabti of Sety I
1290-1279 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Shabti of Sety I
1290-1279 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Coffin Face
1539-1292 BCE