Base of a headrest
- Accession Number
- W371
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Woodwork case
- Object Type
- Furniture, Headrest
- Material
- Wood
- Measurements
- Length: 287mm | Height: 64mm | Depth: 64mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
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- Description
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This is the lower section of a wooden headrest. It was purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1928 from the collection of Charles Tabor.
- Bibliography
-
Hallinckx, B.R. 2001 The symbolic assimilation of head and sun as expressed by headrests. In S.A.K.: 29-95.
- Wellcome Number
- A169226
- Other Identity
- 343/13 (unidentified lot number written on the object in blue)
- Auction
- Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 20–24 Jan 1913, Lot 747 | Sotheby & Co.: 12–13 Nov 1928, Lot 214
- Previous Owners
- Charles James Tabor (1849–1928) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936) | Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 06 Apr 2022