False Door
Object Number:
E14318
Current Location:
Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery
Provenience:
Egypt
Saqqara (uncertain)
Period:
Old Kingdom
Sixth Dynasty
Date Made:
2350-2170 BC
Early Date:
-2350
Late Date:
-2170
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Limestone
Iconography:
Offering Table
Description:
This false door came from the tomb chapel of Irty-Ptah. He was a priest of Ptah and a Scribe of Divine Offering in the Temple of Ptah at Memphis. On the central panel, the deceased is shown seated before a table of offerings. The text is a standard funerary inscription invoking the funerary gods Osiris and Anubis. The inscriptions also list the name and titles of the deceased. In both lower corners, Irty-Ptah is shown with a walking staff and a scepter of authority. The Egyptians believed that the ka (or life force) of the individual could magically pass through this doorway and partake of food offerings left in front of it.
Height:
133cm
Other Number:
Bibliography:
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 19/4
[Book] Porter, Bertha. Rosalind Moss. 1964. The Theban Necropolis Vol II. Vol II. Part 2. : Page/Fig./Plate: 746
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