Undecorated wooden headrest of conventional form. Possibly a provincial piece.
Condition: Each end of curved portion of headrest badly chipped, otherwise good. Top of headrest appears ancient, cylindrical support and base look dubious. Possibly an assembled piece, although at present it is impossible to say that the piece is a forgery. Base seems small for support and the beveled edge is hard to explain.
Alabaster headrest made in three parts with fluted column. Inscribed in two lines and one column for the Village headman and Courtier sm3.1 (? or sm3), inscription incised and inlaid in malachite.
Condition: One chip (recent) on rim of headpiece. Much inlay lost from inscription. The three sections were glued together by Kofler.
A: Front right leg of a chair in the form of a bull's leg.
B: Back left leg of a chair in the form of a bull's leg.
Hoof-shaped bottom of each once inlaid.