stool (furniture)

A curved seat, four vertical legs, and a flat base, made all in one piece, between the legs is a pillar, square in section but hollow, with rectangular holes in it. The legs have serrated designs on their outer faces. The base has incised angular patterns, and the top has two lines of holes in it. There is a chip on one corner of the base. The whole thing has been painted a dull red.

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