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Chair for a Woman

New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1425 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This low, wooden chair, with its straight back, legs carved in the form of a lion's legs, and mesh seat, is characteristic of chairs used by women in Egyptian wall paintings of banquet scenes. The chair is held together with pegs and dowels; the angle braces are carved from forked branches. The central slat in the back and a few minor repairs are modern, and the mesh seat has been restored following indications provided by remnants. A similar chair (36.3.152) was found during the Museum's excavation of the tomb of Hatnefer, mother of Senenmut.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chair for a Woman
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Date: ca. 1550–1425 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Said to be from Dra Abu el-Naga
  • Medium: Wood (tamarisk), reed
  • Dimensions: overall: H. 58.8 cm (23 1/8 in); w. 43.3 cm (17 1/16 in); d. 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in)
    seat: H. 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in); w. 43.3 cm (17 1/16 in); d. 45.7 cm (18 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.182.28
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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