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Description

Acacia wood, boxwood inlay

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.

A wooden stool from ancient Egypt with simple, functional design.

The stool is crafted from wood and exhibits a straightforward design typical of ancient Egyptian furniture. Its structure consists of four sturdy legs supporting a flat, rectangular seat. The surface shows signs of wear and aging, with slight warping and visible grain, indicative of its historical use.

daily life unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246431 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.10.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544802 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.