OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.
细节
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER HEADREST
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.
Assembled from three separate pieces, the rectangular base supporting the gently flaring fluted shaft, topped with a 'pillow' supported by a square collar, the shaft with a single column of hieroglyphs reading 'Chief of the works, sole friend, royal guard, the honorable Ipi'
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
来源
Horst and Luise Foehr collection, Cairo and Bonn. Aussereuropäische Kunst und Ausgrabungen, Lempertz, Cologne, 21 November 1967, lot 43. Resandro collection, acquired from the above sale.