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False door of Satinteti
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Saqqara, tomb of Sat-in-teti
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Stone (PR element): 83.8 x 56.5 x 8.9 cm, 57.15 kg (33 x 22 1/4 x 3 1/2 in., 126 lb.)
Overall: 118.1 x 79.7 cm (46 1/2 x 31 3/8 in.)
Stone (Center element): 116.5 x 79.7 x 11.1 cm, 139.25 kg (45 7/8 x 31 3/8 x 4 3/8 in., 307 lb.)
Stone (PL element): 118.1 x 55.9 x 8.3 cm, 83.92 kg (46 1/2 x 22 x 3 1/4 in., 185 lb.)
Weight (Weight of all three elements): 280.32 kg (618 lb.)
Overall: 118.1 x 79.7 cm (46 1/2 x 31 3/8 in.)
Stone (Center element): 116.5 x 79.7 x 11.1 cm, 139.25 kg (45 7/8 x 31 3/8 x 4 3/8 in., 307 lb.)
Stone (PL element): 118.1 x 55.9 x 8.3 cm, 83.92 kg (46 1/2 x 22 x 3 1/4 in., 185 lb.)
Weight (Weight of all three elements): 280.32 kg (618 lb.)
Credit Line
Gift of Service des Antiquités d'Égypte
Accession Number24.593a
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionFalse door of the lady Satinteti, with three pairs of jambs, two architraves, a panel showing the deceased seated at a table of offerings, and one lintel, with a cavetto cornice above. On the side panels flanking the door (24.593 b and c) are menu lists, below which Satinteti appears once again 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.