Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold.
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- ID
- GEM_6365
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- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Classification
- Furniture
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- Findspot
- G 7000 X
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- Material
- Wood; Gold
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- Dimensions
- H 78.7 x D 64.4 x W 71.7 cm
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- Credit Line
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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- Journal d'Entree number
- EMC_JE_53263
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- Cairo Special Register number
- EMC_SR_1/10078
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
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- Owner
- Hetepheres I (G 7000 X)
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Notes
- From excavations of George Reisner, 1925. A large portion of Special Register section 7 (volumes 13-16) was originally misnumbered, with the object numbers following in sequence from section 1 volume 4; these numbers have thus been given EMC_SR_1 prefixes, despite being recorded in section 7.
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- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; Hetepheres; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_53263; EMC_SR_1.10078
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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Manuelian, Peter Der. " The Lost Throne of Queen Hetepheres from Giza: An Archaeological Experiment in Visualization and Fabrication."Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 53 (2017), pp. 4, 25, figure 9.
Smith, William Stevenson. “The Old Kingdom in Egypt,” The Cambridge Ancient History, rev. ed. of vols. I & II, Cambridge University Press, 1962, p. 26.
Ancient People
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- Type Owner
- Remarks Wife of King Snefru, founder of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, and mother of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid. Her burial was hidden in a secret chamber (labeled G 7000 X) nearly 90 feet underground, and contained beautiful pieces of gilded and inlaid wooden furniture, silver jewelry, and a large alabaster sarcophagus that was found to be mysteriously empty.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
ID: HUMFA_B6759_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6760_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6761_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6762_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6763_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6696_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), arm: reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6697_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), part of arm: reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6698_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), part of arm: reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6699_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), part of back: recontruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6700_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), part of arm: reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6701_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design (original reconstruction), part of arm and back: reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6702_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_B6773_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957 (rephotograph of ____)
ID: HUMFA_A5044_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: arm chair with openwork bound papyrus design, restored (original reconstruction), (front): reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957
ID: HUMFA_A6904A_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from front
ID: HUMFA_A6905_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from front
ID: HUMFA_A6906_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from right
ID: HUMFA_A6913_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from front
ID: HUMFA_A6914_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from left
ID: HUMFA_A6915_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from right
ID: HUMFA_A6929A_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from front
ID: HUMFA_A6930A_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 X
Description: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, furniture: canopy (reconstruction = Cairo JE 57711, reproduction = MFA 38.873) with bed (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53261, reproduction = MFA 29.1858) and headrest (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53262, reproduction = MFA 29.1859), arm chair (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53263, reproduction = MFA 38.957), jewel box (reconstruction = Cairo JE 53265), view from left
ID: PDM_1993.067.34
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza, view: G 7000 X
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo: G 7000 X, Hetepheres I room (Old Kingdom): furniture: reconstructions of canopy (Cairo JE 57711), curtain box (Cairo JE 72030), jewel box (Cairo JE 53265), bed (Cairo JE 53261), headrest (Cairo JE 53262), arm chair (Cairo JE 53263)
ID: PDM_1993.067.35
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza, view: G 7000 X
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo, G 7000 X, Hetepheres I room (Old Kingdom): furniture: reconstructions of canopy (Cairo JE 57711), curtain box (Cairo JE 72030), jewel box (Cairo JE 53265), bed (Cairo JE 53261), headrest (Cairo JE 53262), arm chair (Cairo JE 53263)
ID: HUMFA_EG021371
Subjects: Drawings: G 7000 X: arm chair with papyrus arms
Description: Drawing by W.A. Stewart: arm chair with papyrus arms from G 7000 X, Hetepheres: MFA 38.957 (reproduction)
ID: HUMFA_EG021372
Subjects: Drawings: G 7000 X: arm chair with papyrus arms
Description: Watercolor painting by W.A. Stewart: arm chair with papyrus arms from G 7000 X, Hetepheres: MFA 38.957 (reproduction)
ID: HUMFA_EG021373
Subjects: Drawings: G 7000 X: arm chair with papyrus arms
Description: Drawing: arm chair with papyrus arms from G 7000 X, Hetepheres: MFA 38.957 (reproduction)
ID: GEM_6365_001
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Restored arm chair of Queen Hetepheres with papyrus motif on arms: GEM_6365 (= EMC_JE_53263 = EMC_SR_1/10078)
ID: GEM_6365_002
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (February 17, 2018).

ID: GEM_6365_003
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (February 17, 2018).

ID: GEM_6365_004
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (May 28, 2021).
ID: GEM_6365_005
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (May 28, 2021).
ID: GEM_6365_006
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (May 28, 2021).
ID: GEM_6365_007
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (May 28, 2021).
ID: GEM_6365_008
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X
Description: Armchair ("Chair A") of Queen Hetepheres I, with papyrus motif on arms; restored with modern wood and ancient gold. As exhibited at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (May 28, 2021).
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