Headrest

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This is a wooden headrest from Egypt from circa 1550-1070BC. Headrests in this form were used in the same way that modern pillows are used, supporting the gap between one’s head and shoulders during sleep. Such pillow-like headrests could be executed in a variety of materials with different decorative motifs, these being largely apotropaic (protective) in order to ward malevolent forces away from the defenseless sleeping individual. The ancient Egyptians were often buried with their headrests so that they could be used in the afterlife