Egyptian

furniture &
interior
furnishings
Bed from Tut’s tomb
•Wood with gild
overlay
•In the form of bulls
wearing sun disks
between horns
•Animal legs
•Panel included at
the foot of the bed
rather than the front.
•Glass inlay for spots
of animal
 Bed from Tut’s tomb.

•Leather straps woven among frame

Chair from the tomb of Queen Hetepheres,
Old Kingdom

•Lion paw feet sit

on spools
•Gilded wood
•Papyrus motif in
arms
•Low to ground
Meditation Chair, (side view), 17th century, China

#8. List the

characteristics that you
find to be similar
between this chair and
the Old Kingdom chair.
Chair from Tut’s tomb

•Animal form for legs: note

ducks heads as cross legs
•Ebony, ivory inlay, gilding,
paint
•Backrest is angled and
supported by vertical struts
•Seat is contoured for
comfort
 Throne of
Tutankhamun, ca.
1330 BCE
•Gilded wood
•Painted on relief carving of
gesso beneath the gold overlay.
•Animal legs
•Glass, faience, stone Inlay
•Image shows King enthroned
with Queen.
•Between seat and stretcher is
hieroglyph for unity. Symbols of
upper and lower Egypt were
removed by robbers.
Chest from Tut’s
tomb

•Sits on tall legs

•Varnished wood and gilding
•Wood carving is applied with
glue
•Wood carving detail reads as
hieroglyphs
•Top attaches with tongue and
groove joinery rather than
hinges
•Chest closes chest with leather
cord or twine wrapped around
knobs on top and front.
Painted Chest from Tut’s tomb, ca. 1330,
gilded and painted wood

Chests
were often
used for
linens,
perfume
bottles,
jewelry,
and
statues.
 Painted Chest
from Tut’s tomb,
ca. 1330, gilded
and painted
wood

•Exposed wood, ebony,

gilding, ivory inlay
•Legs curve toward
stretchers
•Poles slide out to be
easily transported on
shoulders of two
servants.
•Angled lid resembles
gable roof
THE COLOUMNS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Drawings of the types of
the architectural capitals
specific for the Ancient
Egyptian civilization
Tent Pole style
columns in the
Festival Temple of
Tuthmosis III at
Karnak
Major Types of Columns and/or Capitals
Plant Style Columns

These columns
resembled and
represented
bundled reeds or
plant stems.

Fluted Column
 These columns obviously had
a palm tree motif, but did
not actually represent the
tree itself, but rather eight
palm fronds lashed to a pole.

Palmiform Columns
 This column usually has ribbed shafts
representing the stems of the Lotus, and
capitals in the form of a closed (bud) or open
lotus flower

Lotiform Columns
 There are several variations in this
type of column. Some have circular
shafts representing a single plant,
while others have ribbed shafts
that represent a plant with
multiple stems. The capitals could
be closed (buds) or open in a wide,
bell-shaped form. During the New
Kingdom, the shafts of most
papyriform columns taper upwards
from bases decorated with
triangular patterns representing
stylized stem sheaths.

Papyriform Columns
 The style is characterized
by a fluted shaft
surmounted by a capital
representing the branches
of a conifer tree.

Coniform Columns
 The column is basically a
representation in stone of the
wooden "poles" used to
support light structures such
as tents, and sometimes
shrines, kiosks or ships cabins

Tent Pole Columns

 No Plant Style Columns
Hathoric Columns

They are usually

instantly
recognizable by
their capital in
the shape of the
cow-headed
goddess, Hathor.
They often had a
simple, round
shaft.
 BUILDING MATERIALS

Mud and straw brick

In Ancient Egypt people used mud and straw to make bricks for their houses.
The straw was added to the mud to make the brick stronger. They were placed in a
mould to give them an oblong shape, which is easier to build with. This material
helps to keep the houses cool when it is hot and warm when it is cool.
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