Fragment from a tomb door
These seven fragments (23.3.174b–h) come from a wooden door (23.3.174a) that was found at the entrance to a rock-cut tomb high in the cliffs above the temples at Deir el-Bahri. One of the fragments preserves the last three hieroglyphs of the name of a king Mentuhotep and the lower part of the cartouche that enclosed it, incised into the wood. Chips bearing additional hieroglyphs were also found nearby.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment from a tomb door
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Date: ca. 2150–1981 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 509a, entrance, MMA excavations, 1922–23
- Medium: Wood, paint
- Object Number: 23.3.174b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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