Folding Stool, Egypt, 2000 BCE

by Susanna Morgan, '98


The ancient Egyptian folding stool, which dates from the Middle Kingdom, had a practical, light seat attached on two sides, was easily portable, and therefore in general use. The model for my project is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is without a back, with its legs crossing instead of being perpendicular.


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