VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FALSE DOOR FRAGMENT
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FALSE DOOR FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM TO 1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY V-XI, 2465-2040 B.C.
With raised details and incised hieroglyphs, the main field with the deceased left in front of an offering table, a funerary inscription invoking the god Geb above, and on the right the names and titles of the deceased Ipi, which include the seal bearer of the king and the sole companion, 19 1/2in. (49.5cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM TO 1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY V-XI, 2465-2040 B.C.
With raised details and incised hieroglyphs, the main field with the deceased left in front of an offering table, a funerary inscription invoking the god Geb above, and on the right the names and titles of the deceased Ipi, which include the seal bearer of the king and the sole companion, 19 1/2in. (49.5cm.) high