AMICA ID:
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MMA_.68.58
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Chair of Renyseneb
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1450 B.C.E.
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Creation Start Date:
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-1460
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Creation End Date:
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-1440
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ebony, ivory
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Dimensions:
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H. 35 in. (86.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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68.58
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Patricia R. Lassalle Gift, 1968
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Rights:
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Context:
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The back of this wooden chair, which belonged to the scribe Renyseneb, is handsomely veneered with ivory and embellished by incised decoration showing the owner seated on a chair of identical form. It is the earliest surviving chair with such a representation, and it is the only nonroyal example known. The scene and accompanying text have funerary import and may have been added following Renyseneb's death to make the chair a more suitable funerary object. The high quality of its joinery and the harmony of its proportions testify to the skill of ancient Egyptian carpenters. The mesh seat has been restored following to ancient models. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.eg68.58.R.tif
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