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False door of Vizier Mentuhotep
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Sesostris I
1919–1842 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 118 x 9.4 cm (21 1/4 x 46 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Stevenson Smith Fund
Accession Number1980.173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionThis fragment is part of the lower portion of the false door of the Vizier Mentuhotep, from his chapel at Abydos. It is finely executed in sunk relief and depicts the standing figures of the vizier on the two outermost jambs on each side, facing inward. There is one column of hieroglyphic text on each of the inner jambs, and two columns of text on the outermost jambs.
ProvenanceC. 1880: copied by a German expedition near Abydos; c. 1960: with Beirut art dealer; by 1970: Montreal private collection; 1980: purchased by the MFA at Sotheby Parke Bernet auction April 16, 1980.