Egyptian Antique Furniture

By Colin Burr


Egyptian men used two kinds of chairs. The first type was created of wood having a slight curved inwards seat. This style was probably to create for more comfortable sitting.This sort of chair was built with 3 wood legs, which curved outwards. The chair was of a simple design and purposely constructed for long term use. It could withstand constant daily rough treatment. This type of chair could easily be placed in a present day kitchen, and would not appear out of place.The second type of chair used by Egyptian males had a much more elaborate design. This sort of chair had crossed supports and could be folded or collapsed for simple carrying. The bottom of the legs of this chair were carved and formed with geese heads.

Ivory was inlaid to this sort of chair. The final result was a splendid piece of furniture.Most Egyptian antique furniture is extremely old, dating from 1500 to 1400 B.C. And some furniture found in Egypt is thought to be three thousand years old. Some even dating much older.Egyptian craftsmen were very gifted and turned out furniture rails and legs as if they'd used a present day lathe. Perfect fitting mortise and tenon joints appearing as though they'd been machine made.

Little wooden boxes had been created, most likely to help keep jewellery in. Some were inlaid with small blue pottery squares and coloured with vibrant turquoise. Other boxes had been inlaid with ivory veneer.Spoons made of wood have been found, with various designs intricately carved into them. A great deal of this work required artistic males with great ability to carve the many designs.Different kinds of wood was used to create Egyptian furniture. Numerous kinds of furniture was made from ebony. This is a hard and heavy jet-black wood. Ebony takes on a high polish and was perfect for the Egyptians, when creating carvings, woodwind instruments and knife handles as well as furniture. Ebony was also used to make some kinds of Egyptian jewellery.

An additional type of wood used by the Egyptians to make furniture was cedar. This is a hard yellow sweet-smelling kind of wood. Cedar can also be used today for making furniture and for building homes.Other kinds of wood was also used to make Egyptian furniture as well as the two mentioned. It is important to know the different types of wood utilized by the Egyptians, what they look like, and the purpose they were used for. That is, if you want to be able to know how to spot Egyptian classic furniture.






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