Furniture in the Old Kingdom (about 2686-2181 BC)
In the Old Kingdom it was not a custom to place objects of daily use (including furniture) into the tombs. Therefore only a few examples of Old Kingdom furniture have survived. The scenes in the mastabas give a better idea of Old Kingdom furniture.
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a scene in a mastaba shows a carpenter workshop (see the full relief)
compare:
scenes in the mastaba Kha-baw-Sokar | Usernetjer | Nefermaat
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