The Chair was crafted circa 1450 B.C during the reign of Thutmose III, sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Inscriptions on the chair indicate it belonged to the scribe Reniseneb (also referred to as Reni-seneb or Renyseneb). The chair is made from ebony and carved ivory. It is believed that the chair was originally less detailed than it currently is, and that additional inscriptions were added to the chair when Reniseneb died.[1] The chair is notably the oldest (excluding royal chairs) surviving chair of its style from Egypt.[1]
The seat of the chair is a reproduction made from woven reeds, as the original seat has long since decayed. An image of Reniseneb seated in a similar chair is carved into the backrest of the chair, and its feet take the form of carved lion claws. Lotus flowers are also depicted on the chair's carved ivory, possibly due to Egyptian's association of lotus flowers with rebirth and healing.[2]
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^ abc"Chair of Reniseneb". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
^ abAhmed, Ayman Mohamed (2014-01-28). "Furniture industry through the real models and scenes in the ancient Egyptian art: Chairs, stools models". Res Mobilis. 3 (3): 146–166. doi:10.17811/rm.3.2014.146-166. ISSN 2255-2057. from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
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chair, reniseneb, egyptian, wooden, chair, dated, 15th, century, chair, currently, display, metropolitan, museum, belonged, egyptian, scribe, reniseneb, artistunknownyearc, 1450mediumwood, ebony, ivorydimensions86, locationmetropolitan, museum, artdescription,. The Chair of Reniseneb is an Egyptian wooden chair dated to the 15th century BC The chair currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art belonged to the Egyptian scribe Reniseneb 1 2 Chair of RenisenebArtistUnknownYearc B C 1450MediumWood ebony and ivoryDimensions86 2 cm 33 9 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of ArtDescription editThe Chair was crafted circa 1450 B C during the reign of Thutmose III sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Inscriptions on the chair indicate it belonged to the scribe Reniseneb also referred to as Reni seneb or Renyseneb The chair is made from ebony and carved ivory It is believed that the chair was originally less detailed than it currently is and that additional inscriptions were added to the chair when Reniseneb died 1 The chair is notably the oldest excluding royal chairs surviving chair of its style from Egypt 1 The seat of the chair is a reproduction made from woven reeds as the original seat has long since decayed An image of Reniseneb seated in a similar chair is carved into the backrest of the chair and its feet take the form of carved lion claws Lotus flowers are also depicted on the chair s carved ivory possibly due to Egyptian s association of lotus flowers with rebirth and healing 2 References edit a b c Chair of Reniseneb The Metropolitan Museum of Art i e The Met Museum Archived from the original on 2018 05 10 Retrieved 2018 05 10 a b Ahmed Ayman Mohamed 2014 01 28 Furniture industry through the real models and scenes in the ancient Egyptian art Chairs stools models Res Mobilis 3 3 146 166 doi 10 17811 rm 3 2014 146 166 ISSN 2255 2057 Archived from the original on 2018 05 10 Retrieved 2018 05 10 nbsp This art related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chair of Reniseneb amp oldid 1192700233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
