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Latrine seat

Amarna, house T.35.22
Reign of Akhenaten, 1353 - 1336 B.C.
Limestone; h. 53 cm, w. 40 cm, d. 10 cm
Egyptian Museum, Cairo

 

 

 

Many houses at Amarna had a bathroom including a latrine, consisting of a seat (sometimes supported by a brick structure) and a jar filled with sand placed below.
Latrine
Dwarf holding a jarString of eye beadsMirror with papyrus-stalk handleThe goddess TaweretLatrine seat