Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Stool with woven seat
Description
Wood, reed
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Ancient Egyptian bed or stool with woven reed surface.
This artifact is a wooden frame bed or stool with a woven reed or rope surface, showcasing the functional craftsmanship of ancient Egyptian furniture. The legs of the piece are shaped to mimic animal legs, a common stylistic choice indicating an artistic appreciation for natural forms. Woven reed or rope would have provided a flexible and comfortable surface.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
woodreed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246433 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 14.10.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544800 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.