False door of Chenit
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC
The false door in a tomb represented the symbolic interface between this world and the next. The tomb owner is shown once seated before a table with offerings and again at the bottom of both door jambs. The outer jambs carry depictions of the seven sacred oils which were used in the process of embalming the corpse.
The false door in a tomb represented the symbolic interface between this world and the next. The tomb owner is shown once seated before a table with offerings and again at the bottom of both door jambs. The outer jambs carry depictions of the seven sacred oils which were used in the process of embalming the corpse.
Time:
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC
Object Name
False door
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Westfriedhof, Mastaba der Chenit
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 197 cm, B 123,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 8007
Provenance
1914, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna