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Wood stool and fragment: E.GA.4564.1943

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Current Location: Exhibition: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (Mellon Gallery)

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Wood stool and fragment

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Simple stool, with a black frame supported by 4 straight sectioned legs, with the terminals in the shape of a lion's paw. This is then supported by a single bar of wood that runs between the legs. The lattice that originally sat on the top in the frame has not survived but the holes used to secure the lattice are visible across the top of the frame.

A stool. The terminals of the legs are in the form of lion's paws.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Dating

New Kingdom
Circa -1550 - Circa -1069

Project

  • Egypt

Materials used in production

wood Ebony

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4564.1943
Primary reference Number: 59015

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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