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Description: | Calcite (Egyptian alabaster) headrest originally in four pieces, but the separate abacus has been lost; so the rectangular base; column; and curve now remain in three separate pieces. As there are no tenons for attachment (although there is a faint dome tenon under the shaft), and as the piece is generally of coarse workmanship, it would seem to be intended for funerary use. The shaft had nineteen flutings round it; and the base has a cricular raised base on it. The curved piece is thin and regular. Both the base and the curve have been broken and mended; otherwise the preservation is good. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Dynasty 4; start=-2613; end=-2494 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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