Chair of Reniseneb, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1450 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wood, ebony, ivory, h. 86.2 cm (33 15/16 in), The back of this wooden chair, which belonged to the scribe Reniseneb, is handsomely veneered with ivory and embellished with 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 non-royal example known
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Chair, Reniseneb, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1450 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wood, ebony, ivory, h, 86.2 cm, 33 15/16, back, wooden chair, scribe Reniseneb, handsomely veneered, embellished, incised decoration, showing, owner seated, chair, identical form, earliest surviving, representation, non-royal example
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