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Satamon chair

The interior decoration consists of a single mirrored scene, above there is a winged solar disk with hieroglyphics referring to Horus, below there is a pergola from the ceiling of which hang open lotus flowers alternating with buds; inside the pergola is a female figure, Satamon, daughter of the sovereign, she has a braid held by a ribbon that ends on her forehead in a protome of a gazelle; above her head is the hieroglyphic of the papyrus plant, a symbol of fertility and rebirth; she has a transparent wavy skirt; in one hand she has the sistrum, in the other the menat necklace (the two objects that served women as musical instruments during processions in which the simulacrum of the deity was carried out of the temple, the sound was meant to drive away evil spirits); she has earrings, a necklace and bracelets; in front she has a maiden handing her a tray with a necklace, she has a ribbon, earrings, a necklace, bracelets and a long skirt, on her head she has a rectangular object (perhaps a perfume loaf); inside the armrests four women are handing trays with gold rings, on their heads the hieroglyphic of the papyrus plant on the outside of the armrests, to the right are the god Bes playing the drum, the goddess Toeris and a second Bes dancing with knives; to the left, three figures of Bes, two playing the drum, the other dancing with knives; legs of the chair in the shape of lion's paws; in front of the armrests are two female heads, with necklace and crown. The decoration, especially the figures of Bes and Toeris, refers to the Egyptian feminine universe. Satatom, their grandson, had placed this chair in this tomb as a gift during their funeral.

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