Mastaba
False Door
E15729.2
From: Egypt | Saqqara
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E15729.2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Saqqara |
| Locus | Tomb of Kaipure |
| Period | Old Kingdom | Fifth Dynasty (uncertain) | Sixth Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 2500 - 2170 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone | Pigment |
| Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
| Description | Block from the left jamb of the false door from the tomb of Kapure. This block contains an image of the deceased standing holding a folded cloth in his right hand and a staff in his left hand. Above the figure is a single line of text listing his name, Ka(j)-pw-re. |
| Height | 124 cm |
| Width | 64 cm |
| Depth | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of John Wanamaker, 1904 |
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