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Folding stool (reconstruction)
Nubian
Meroitic Period
1st century A.D.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe; Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), Tomb W 415
Medium/Technique
Wood, bronze and silver
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.152
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionWooden stool with bronze and silver fittings. Reconstruction (with modern ebonized wood using original metal fittings) of a folding stool. The style of the stool was heavily influenced by the contemporary Hellenistic world. Reconstructed by Mr. Young.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. Tomb W 415 no. 1. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.