Headrest with Two Images of the God Bes
- Medium: Wood
- Place Found: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty or early XIX Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 7 x 11 1/4 x 3 in. (17.8 x 28.6 x 7.6 cm)
- Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
- Museum Location:
This item is not on view - Accession Number: 37.435E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Image: Front, 37.435E_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
The deity depicted on this headrest was believed to protect the dead and the living, particularly women during pregnancy and childbirth, and young children. Although headrests were used during life, they could also be placed in the tomb later to aid the deceased's rebirth into the afterlife. Most Egyptian headrests have come from tombs, where the conditions were better for their preservation.
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