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Headrest
Headrest

Headrest

Date2686–2181 BCE
MediumWood
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 8 1/4 × 8 × 4 in. (21 × 20.3 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Gerhard L. and Janet I. Weinberg
Object number2023.1.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceProvenience unknown. [Ancient World Arts, LTD, NY/CT, 1997] [1]; Gerhard L.
Weinberg (b. 1928), Efland, NC; on extended loan to NCMA, 2019-2022.
[1] A35 in Collection A597 Ancient World Arts flyer (undated)
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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