Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Designed with a slightly architectural quality in its flaring top, this table is fastened together with wooden pegs. Despite its small size, it was probably intended for use by adults, who would have been seated on low stools, like the one in this case, or on the floor.

Caption

Table, ca 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Wood, 12 x 10 x 20 5/8 in. (30.5 x 25.4 x 52.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.41E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Table

Date

ca 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt

Medium

Wood

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

12 x 10 x 20 5/8 in. (30.5 x 25.4 x 52.4 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.41E

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