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False door of Satinteti
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Saqqara
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 118.1 x 79.7 cm (46 1/2 x 31 3/8 in.)
Stone (PR element): 83.8 x 56.5 x 8.9 cm (33 x 22 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Stone (Center element): 116.5 x 79.7 x 11.1 cm (45 7/8 x 31 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Stone (PL element): 118.1 x 55.9 x 8.3 cm (46 1/2 x 22 x 3 1/4 in.)
Stone (PR element): 83.8 x 56.5 x 8.9 cm (33 x 22 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Stone (Center element): 116.5 x 79.7 x 11.1 cm (45 7/8 x 31 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Stone (PL element): 118.1 x 55.9 x 8.3 cm (46 1/2 x 22 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Service des Antiquités d'Égypte
Accession Number24.593c
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionLeft side panel of the offering chapel of the lady Satinteti, flanking the false door (24.593a), with menu lists, below which Satinteti appears at the table of offerings, and scenes of animals being led before the deceased and butchered.
ProvenanceFrom Saqqara, around Teti Pyramid. 1921-1922: excavated by the Egyptian Antiquities Service; 1924: purchased by the MFA from the Egyptian Antiquities Service.