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<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)
Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)
<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1584E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1584E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view06.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view06.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view04.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view04.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view03.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view03.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view02.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view02.jpg)

<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view01.jpg)

Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view01.jpg)

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Undecorated Headrest

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Wood, linen
DATES ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier
DYNASTY Dynasty 18 (?)
PERIOD New Kingdom (or earlier)
DIMENSIONS 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1584E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Undecorated Headrest, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg., 2018
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<em>Undecorated Headrest</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Wood, linen, 7 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (18.3 × 6.7 × 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1584E_view05.jpg)

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