Headrest
Description
Caption: Headrest, ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.. Wood, 7 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (18.4 x 29 x 7.5 cm) base: 2 15/16 x 11 5/8 in. (7.5 x 29.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.440E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian wooden headrest with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This is a traditionally styled wooden headrest featuring a smooth top curve designed to cradle the head. It has a central vertical support with hieroglyphic inscriptions carved into its surface. The composition is simple yet functional, with a flat base for stability. Notable features include the elegantly carved wood and the well-preserved hieroglyphic details.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.440E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117090 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.