Tutankhamen
King Tutankhamen was a minor sovereign who died at the age
of 19 and because of that he had few political accomplishments. He was the 12th
king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, he ruled for ten years. He became the world’s most famous pharaoh when
a British architecture named Howard Carter entered King Tutankhamen tomb, which
had not been opened for more than 3,200 years. Inside they discovered many
treasures intended to keep the king accompanied into the afterlife, it revealed
a lot about the royal life in ancient Egypt.
Some of the treasures that where found in side of King Tuts
tomb were furnishings. They found a folding bed made of wood with rush matting
for support and comfort. The bed was built with a frame structure, the bottom
of the legs where shaped like animals which all faced the same direction.
Egyptian art reflects a boxlike conception of the world;
chairs are represented as cubes at a right angle. Pieces of furniture operate
under two systems: the importance of the simple geometry, and sensitivity to
the shape of the human figure. The children’s chair that was found in his tomb
displayed the characteristic Egyptian curved seat, also the seat and the legs
form a square. The back is cube, lengthened into a rectangle with additional
bonds of decoration. For its time period, it was comfortable.
Also found in the tomb was a wooden chair with no arms. It
shows the God Heh kneeling on the symbol for gold. Once again we see that the
legs and the seat forming a cube, the decorative panel serving as the backrest
doubled the height. These chairs represent the absolute highest level of craft
possible by Egyptian furniture markers.
Chairs today are very flat with padding fir comfort. Here is a picture of a round seated chair today:
And a wooden chair without arms today:
Extra Credit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6CNokOXXPY its a fast video but it has good pictures and details.
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