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False door of Inty
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, early to mid Dynasty 5
2465–2350 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Giza; Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 770, in debris east of tomb G 7753
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 119.4 x 61 cm, 355.6 kg (6 x 47 x 24 in., 784 lb.)
Framed (Steel channel frame with angle securements for wall / lifting): 130.8 x 78.1 x 29.2 cm (51 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Framed (Steel channel frame with angle securements for wall / lifting): 130.8 x 78.1 x 29.2 cm (51 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31.781
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionLimestone "false door" of Inty, Priestess of Hathor. At top seated figure smelling flower, and the rest hieroglyphic inscriptions =hand drawn mark=
PDM: JARCE
PDM: JARCE
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Street G 7700 in radim east of tomb G 7753. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1931: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.