False door of Anchet
6th Dynasty, ca. 2200 BC
The false door was an imaginary gateway at the cult place of the tomb linking the hereand-now with the Hereafter. The soul of the deceased passed symbolically through it to partake of the offerings. The central motif of the decoration is the panel set into the false door bearing a scene of the tomb owner seated at table.
The false door was an imaginary gateway at the cult place of the tomb linking the hereand-now with the Hereafter. The soul of the deceased passed symbolically through it to partake of the offerings. The central motif of the decoration is the panel set into the false door bearing a scene of the tomb owner seated at table.
Time:
6th Dynasty, ca. 2200 BC
Object Name
False door
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 74 cm, B 49,5 cm, T 13,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 6125
Provenance
Inventoried in 1888 purchased from Theodor Graf