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Lot 227
AN EGYPTIAN BROWN HAEMATITE ROYAL AMULET IN THE FORM OF A HEADREST
POSSIBLY DYNASTY XXII-XXIII (945-712 B.C.)
Price Realised
GBP 1,020
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Specialist note
PUBLISHED:
Animals, 2004, VI, no. 24.
Arielle Kozloff notes in the above that both Ramesses III and his son, Ramesses V, used the name 'Usermaatre' as their throne name, as did ten kings from the later Libyan dynasties. Headrests, either full size or amulets, were an important part of the burial gifts, as they ensured that the deceased's head would rest easy and not be severed from its body. Their function is explained in the Book of the Dead, chapter 166, the Chapter of the Headrest.
Animals, 2004, VI, no. 24.
Arielle Kozloff notes in the above that both Ramesses III and his son, Ramesses V, used the name 'Usermaatre' as their throne name, as did ten kings from the later Libyan dynasties. Headrests, either full size or amulets, were an important part of the burial gifts, as they ensured that the deceased's head would rest easy and not be severed from its body. Their function is explained in the Book of the Dead, chapter 166, the Chapter of the Headrest.