Stool of Tutankhamun with Sema-Tawy Symbol

This stool is decorated with sema-tawy symbol of the unification Upper and Lower Egypt.

The four sides of this wooden stool, painted white, are decorated with the symbol of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. It is gilded with gold sheet.

Stool of Tutankhamun with Sema-Tawy Symbol
Stool of Tutankhamun with Sema-Tawy Symbol

The chair’s legs were modeled to look like the legs of a lion. The elements of the stool are joined to each other with copper pins.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 62039