Fragment of limestone false door
Limestone false door panel; raised relief, standing female figure (facing left), wearing flowered headdress and V-necked sheath dress, holding proper right hand to chest, and lotus blossom in left hand, identified as [mjtrt (?) nfr-Smm] "the miteret (= unknown title) Nefershemem", smaller female figure faces towards her in same pose, identified as [Tntt] Tjentet; belongs with Berkeley 6-19831.
Details
- ID
- HM_6-19827
- Alternate IDs
- 6-19827; HM_6-19827
- Department
- Hearst Museum, Berkeley
- Classification
- Architectural elements-False Doors
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 to Dynasty 5
- Entry Date
- 1903–1904
- Title
- Fragment of limestone false door
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 80 x 41 cm (31 1/2 x 16 1/8 in)
- Credit Line
- Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
- Provenance
- Giza (provenance unknown)
- Remarks
- Hearst Museum, Berkeley 6-19827 and 6-19831 are blocks of same limestone false door.