Headrest of Khentika
Object type: Headrest, Khentika
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6
Date: ca. 2323–2150 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 19.1 × W. 17.9 × D. 8.2 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara
Locale: Teti Pyramid Cemetery
Locus: Tomb of Khentika, Shaft B
Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession year: 1926