Headrest of Irut
c. 2454–2140 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Headrest of Irut, c. 2454–2140 BC. Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasties 5-6, 2454-2140 BC. Travertine; overall: 19.5 x 18.8 x 7.4 cm (7 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.626
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Funerary Equipment
- Formatted Medium
- travertine
- Medium
- travertine
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19.5 x 18.8 x 7.4 cm (7 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.626
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt , CMA 1916, no. 70, p. 211, pl. 339;, San Francisco, Palace of the Legion of Honor, 16 June-16 July 1942, Vanity Fair, no. 222;
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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