Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN WOOD HEADREST

EGYPTIAN WOOD HEADREST - Old Kingdom, Ca. 2707 - 2016 BC. A wood headrest made in two separately carved parts, with a curved crescent-shaped rest supported by a tapering central shaft above a broad flat base with sloping sides. For similar see: Il senso dell'arte nell'Antico Egitto, Exhibition catalogue Bologna, Milan, 1990, cat. 190. Size: 260mm x 170mm; Weight: 330g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; Ex Collection Prof. M. E. Winkler, acquired in the 1950s and 1960s. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.