Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Headrest
Description
Hard wood
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.
Ancient Egyptian wooden headrest with a curved upper surface.
This artifact is a wooden headrest featuring a curved top designed to support the head, typically used by ancient Egyptians. The craftsmanship reflects a simple yet functional design, with a smooth finish and natural wood grain visible. The base is wide for stability, and the overall structure is sturdy, indicating it was made for regular use.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243668 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 19.3.152 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545634 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.