Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing
Description
Object Label: Pieces of furniture were included in burials until the end of the New Kingdom. Such objects are often seen as an attempt on the part of the Egyptians to take their material possessions with them. As has been stressed elsewhere, however, these goods did not necessarily reflect the needs of the deceased. The gesture of including precious or even practical objects may have been an attempt to please or appease the dead. This stool is virtually identical in size and construction to two of the four stools found in the tomb of Tutankhamun and is also paralleled by a number of other stools from private tombs of Dynasty XVIII. Caption: Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539–1295 B.C.E.. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a small wooden Egyptian-style stool with a curved seat and open latticework bracing underneath.
A single, three-legged wooden stool is photographed against a plain light background. The seat has a shallow, gently arched/curved profile and sits atop stout rectangular legs. Beneath the seat and between the legs, the structure is reinforced with an open lattice/bracing system: diagonal wooden members form X/diamond patterns connecting the legs. The legs and cross-bracing appear carved or chamfered, with visible joinery and wear consistent with an aged wooden object. No painted decoration, gilding, or other materials are clearly visible. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are present or legible in the image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.45E tier-2
- BKM-Object 3951 tier-2
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