This model of a headrest in wood comes from the excavations of A. Gayet at Antinoopolis. It is composed of two elements: a higher part in the form of a half-moon and a foot of which the rounded base is slightly widened. Several religous texts confirm that the headrest was a guarantee for the rebirth of the deceased in the Afterlife. The piece, which was entirely stuccoed, dates from the Middle Kingdom.
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