Head-rest

Description

Head-rest of acacia wood inlaid with triangular pattern of ivory and East African ebony, made in three pieces , the long narrow base and pillar are octagonally faceted: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Qurna, 2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, c.1585-1545 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.527.3

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Head-rest

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

17th Dynasty, 2nd Intermediate Period, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Acacia wood, Ivory, Ebony

Collection place(s)

Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Daughter of Re Hatshepsut King of Egypt (15 Oct 2005 - 10 Dec 2006)
  Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Kimbell Art Museum

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10

Roehrig, C.H., Dreyfus, R., Keller, C.A., (eds.) Hatshepsut : From Queen to Pharaoh, 2005 (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art), p.22, cat.6

Maitland, Margaret, Daniel M. Potter, and Lore Troalen 2022. The burial of the "Qurna Queen". In Miniaci, Gianluca and Peter Lacovara (eds), The treasure of the Egyptian queen Ahhotep and international relations at the turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1600-1500 BCE), 205-233. London: Golden House

On display

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