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It is a gleaming golden throne, but it is not massive. On the seat back is a depiction of the Pharaoh and his wife. She reaches towards him in a gesture of affection. This throne, one of the famous items from the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, is in a glass case in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
I tended to find the throne and examine it each of the several times I visited the museum in 1991. For me it was a symbol of the nature of art. The thrones I knew from European history were pompous compared to this one. Like a short story, this chair carried a narrative.
It was hand made; not every detail was perfectly formed. But it touched me.
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