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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
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