Model Type
	sedan chair
Description
	Breasted: 1. Manchester Museum, 6596 A-E. Two male figures carry empty sedan chair suspended by two ropes from a crossbar supported on left shoulder of each porter. At right of chair stands a third man holding a fan. All three men wear white skirts, and the legs are not carved free. From Sedment, tomb 1525. Tenth dynasty. Base: 23.5 cm. x 8.45 cm.; average height of figures: 23.7 cm. Petrie-Brunton, Sedment, 1, Pl. XVII, 4, text, p. 7.
Site
	Sedment
Tomb
	1525
Burial
	Unknown
Museum
	Manchester Museum, Manchester
Accession number
	6596a-e
Breasted Classification
	V-1-3 SERVANTS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION - Land Transportation. - Porters carrying empty sedan chair.
Material
	wood
Dimensions
	Base 23.5 cm x 8.45 cm
References (Bibliography)
	BreastedJnr-1948 , V-1-3 1.
	Petrie-etal-1924 , Pl. XVII, 4, text, p. 7
	Tooley-1989 , p. 50
	Tooley-1999 , Fig 59
Links to Images and Other Refs
	../IMG/ManMus-6596-a-e-1.jpg
	../IMG/1525-6596ab.jpg

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