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False door stele of Maakheru
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 7512
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
134 x 55 cm (52 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2175
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionRectangular limestone false door stele. Panel shows the deceased seated at the table of offerings, facing right, with inscription listing funerary offerings. Text below reads, " The venerated one, Maakheru." Outer jambs show deceased standing and facing in. One vertical line of text on each jamb. Left jamb reads "A reward which the king gives (and) Anubis, who is upon his mountain, invocation offerings of bread, beer and ... for the venerated one, Maakheru." Right jamb lists titles and epithets of Maakheru. Inner jambs show deceased seated and facing inward, with vertical line of text reading "One venerated before the great god, Maakheru."
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7512, 4.3 m. to east. February 9, 1925; excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession date: January 19, 2005)
(Accession date: January 19, 2005)