The priestly chair, one of Tutankhamun's thrones, has on its footstool the nine bows, the Egyptian name for the traditional enemies of Egypt.
The finely crafted figures on the footstool are of nine Africans and Asiatics bound together with chains. The men are portrayed as prisoners lying prostrate with their arms bound behind their backs. Each has the clothing, equipment, and features peculiar to each of these different people.
They are positioned on the footstool so that when the pharaoh sits on his throne, his enemies would be under his feet. The king's footstool is in the form of a small, low, rectangular box.
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