Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Headrest
Description
Acacia wood (band); tamarisk (base)
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.
A wooden ancient Egyptian headrest with a curved top surface.
This artifact is a wooden headrest from ancient Egypt, crafted in a simple yet functional design. It features a curved top to support the head and a sturdy base for stability. The headrest shows signs of wear that suggest it was frequently used. The craftsmanship reflects typical woodworking techniques of its period.
daily life
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243669 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 19.3.147 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545629 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- 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.