Headrest
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- Description
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A wooden headrest, with a curved upper surface. It was purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1928 from the collection of Charles Tabor. Such headrests were used to support the head while sleeping.
- Bibliography
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See Hallinckx, B.R. 2001. The symbolic assimilation of head and sun as expressed by headrests. In S.A.K.: 29-95 for information on the headrest symbolising the akhet sign and information on sleep.
- Wellcome Number
- 169227
- Auction
- Sotheby & Co.: 12–13 Nov 1928, Lot 214
- Previous Owners
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936) | Charles James Tabor (1849–1928)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 12 Oct 2020