Ancient Egyptian Headrest
- 2 years ago
The headrest was made of wood and was used as a type of pillow. Some were plain and some beautifully carved. They do not look very comfortable because the padding is missing from the part that touches your head. The headrest had a curved upper part joined with a rectangular piece. Headrests were also used to support the heads of the dead to keep evil spirits from entering from the ground, into the body.
If one goes to sleep on one's side, then one's head ends up a few centimetres above the surface one is lying on, a distance equal to the breadth of one's shoulder. Modern man usually uses a pillow to bridge this gap, but the ancient Egyptians used a headrest.
https://www.egy-king.com/2020/08/ancient-egyptian-headrest.html
https://www.egy-king.com/2021/07/ancient-egyptian-furniture.html
If one goes to sleep on one's side, then one's head ends up a few centimetres above the surface one is lying on, a distance equal to the breadth of one's shoulder. Modern man usually uses a pillow to bridge this gap, but the ancient Egyptians used a headrest.
https://www.egy-king.com/2020/08/ancient-egyptian-headrest.html
https://www.egy-king.com/2021/07/ancient-egyptian-furniture.html