Stone headrest
- Accession Number
- W942
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Furniture, Headrest
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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Stone headrest. 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. probably part of the Rustafjaell collection. 17cm long.
- Other Identity
- 603 (rectangular paper label)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 16 Dec 2020