Lower Part of the Door of a Tomb, ca. 2051–1981

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Lower Part of the Door of a Tomb, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–1981 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, 1922–23, Sycomore wood, gesso, H. 215 × W. 151 × D. 11 cm (84 5/8 × 59 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.), This door was found in situ and slightly ajar at the entrance to a rock-cut tomb from the Middle Kingdom. Such doors have rarely survived from ancient Egypt, as most were removed and reused elsewhere once the cult for the original tomb owner was no longer celebrated

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Size: 3698px × 4931px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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